Kutzil's Flanker
Creature — Cat Warrior
Flash
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature for each creature that left the battlefield under your control this turn.
• You gain 2 life and scry 2.
• Exile target player's graveyard.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #8889
Kutzil's Flanker shuts down your opponents' instant-speed interaction the moment it enters — no flash, no activated abilities on their turn, full stop. At two mana, the floor on Ajani, Nacatl Pariah and every other Cat-tribal shell is extraordinarily low for the disruption ceiling it provides.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah runs Kutzil's Flanker because the static effect protects Ajani's own attack-step triggers from instant-speed removal and counterspells, letting the transform condition and token generation resolve cleanly.
Arahbo, the First Fang
Kutzil's Flanker slots into Arahbo, the First Fang as a cheap Cat body that doubles as a combat protection blanket — opponents can't flash in blockers or use removal at instant speed while you're swinging with a pumped Cat.
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar naturally wants Kutzil's Flanker in the 99 for thematic overlap, and the effect reinforces the commander's own attack-trigger protection by making the full combat window hostile to reactive plays.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Kutzil's Flanker is a role-player in any white-green Cat build that wants to tax interaction and protect board states during combat — not a staple, but a real card. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, a two-mana 2/2 that only disrupts on your opponents' turns rarely clears the bar when dedicated hate pieces do the job more efficiently. Legacy and Vintage have more powerful options at the same or lower mana investment, so Kutzil's Flanker stays on the bench there. Standard is where it sees the most non-Commander play, where the body is more relevant and the disruption effect punishes flash-heavy metagames.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Kutzil's Flanker is firmly bulk — cheap to pick up as a four-of or a singleton without a second thought. The price is unlikely to move meaningfully unless a Cat-tribal deck breaks into a high-profile competitive format, which isn't on the current horizon.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
- Arahbo, the First Fang
- Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.