Ornery Kudu
Creature — Antelope
When this creature enters, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature you control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Amonkhet Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #28559
Ornery Kudu is a three-mana 2/4 that puts a +1/+1 counter on a target creature when it enters — a modest stat line with a minor upside stapled on. It sees play almost exclusively in dedicated +1/+1 counter synergy decks, and even there it's competing for slots against strictly better options.
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 |
Ornery Kudu is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but its competitive ceiling is low across all of them. In Commander, it finds a narrow home in counter-focused decks where every trigger matters, though a 2/4 body for three rarely pulls weight at a 100-card table. Pauper is the most plausible home — at common, the pool of counter-synergy pieces is shallower, and a enters-the-battlefield trigger on a reasonable body has more relative value. Everywhere else, the card is functionally outclassed.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Ornery Kudu isn't currently available, but as a bulk common with narrow competitive appeal, expect it to sit at or near $0.01–$0.05 at most retailers. It's worth picking up only if you're actively building a Pauper counter deck — otherwise there's no urgency.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.