Prowling Caracal
Creature — Cat
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #18758
Prowling Caracal is a 3/1 for one mana — above-rate stats that only one commander in the format reliably wants. Outside of Jasmine Boreal of the Seven, where the non-Human creature type is the entire point, it's a vanilla beater with no text box and no future.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven demands creatures with no rules text, and Prowling Caracal's blank text box is exactly what she's looking for — a 3/1 for one mana that fuels her ability without violating the constraint.
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 |
Prowling Caracal is legal in every major format but only sees meaningful play in Commander, and even there only in Jasmine Boreal of the Seven lists. In Pauper, a 3/1 for one with no abilities isn't competitive — white has better vanilla options and aggro wants more than a body. Modern and Legacy ignore it entirely; one-mana creatures in those formats need to do something the turn they enter. Commander is where Prowling Caracal earns its slot, and only inside the narrow architectural requirement that Jasmine demands.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Prowling Caracal is deep bulk — the floor of Magic card prices. It won't appreciate; the demand ceiling is one niche commander archetype, and supply is effectively infinite.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.