Maned Serval
Creature — Cat
Vigilance
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #21082
Maned Serval is a 2/2 lifelink for two mana — clean, playable, unremarkable. It does exactly what a vanilla two-drop does and nothing more, which means it earns a slot only in decks that specifically care about cats, lifelink, or creature count.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Maned Serval is a bulk two-drop that sees meaningful play only in Pauper, where lifelink bodies at common can pull real weight in aggressive or lifegain synergy shells. In Commander, it competes against a deep pool of two-mana creatures that do significantly more on entry or in the graveyard, so it shows up almost exclusively in Arahbo, Roar of the World or Jetmir, Nexus of Revels cat-tribal builds where the creature type is the entire point. Legacy, Vintage, Modern, and Pioneer are non-starters — Maned Serval simply doesn't clear the power bar those formats demand.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Maned Serval is deep bulk — you're buying it by the playset for under fifty cents. Bulk commons don't appreciate, so there's no reason to stockpile; just pick up a copy if a cat-tribal list needs the body.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.