Nacatl Savage
Creature — Cat Warrior
Protection from artifacts
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Conflux
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #26430
Nacatl Savage is a 2/1 for one green mana that forces any opponent controlling an artifact to block it — a minor tax stapled to an understatted body. Playable only if your meta is wall-to-wall artifacts and you need a one-drop with attitude; skip it everywhere else.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Nacatl Savage is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean good. In Commander, the forced-block clause is nearly irrelevant — you rarely want to trade a 2/1 into a Mana Vault or Arcum Dagsson, and the effect is too narrow to justify the slot. In Pauper, where artifact-heavy decks do exist, there are simply better one-drops with more consistent impact. Legacy and Vintage have such powerful threats at every mana cost that Nacatl Savage never shows up.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Nacatl Savage sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price is accurate to its power level. Don't expect movement — this is a card you pick out of a common box, not one you track.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.