Predator's Rapport
Instant
Choose target creature you control. You gain life equal to that creature's power plus its toughness.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #14376
Predator's Rapport gains you life equal to the greatest power among creatures you control — in a deck where that number is routinely 10 or higher, a single casting can swing your life total by 20-plus with no real setup cost. Treebeard, Gracious Host decks and oversized-creature shells like Jumbo Cactuar treat it as a reliable, instant-speed life cushion for two mana, which is exactly what it is.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Treebeard, Gracious Host
Treebeard, Gracious Host grows creatures to absurd power totals through counters, so Predator's Rapport regularly cashes out for 15 or more life at instant speed — cheap insurance that lets you ignore incidental damage while you grind toward victory.
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 |
Predator's Rapport is a Commander card through and through — the format's larger creatures and longer games are exactly where a conditional life-gain spell earns its slot. In Pauper it's legal and theoretically accessible, but the format's lower power ceilings make the payoff modest and dedicated life-gain payoffs are rare enough that it rarely has a home. Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage are all hostile territory: those formats move too fast and demand interaction, not reactive life padding. Stick to Commander, and only then in decks that consistently put high-power creatures on the battlefield.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Predator's Rapport is pure bulk — the kind of card you pull from a box or trade binder without thinking twice. That price is stable; there's no competitive demand to drive it up, and it'll stay at this floor as long as it remains a Commander-niche role-player.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Jumbo Cactuar
- Treebeard, Gracious Host
- Outrider en-Kor
- Task Force
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.