Radiant Kavu
Creature — Kavu
: Prevent all combat damage blue creatures and black creatures would deal this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GRW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Planeshift
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #27435
Radiant Kavu shuts off every blue and black spell your opponents control for as long as it's in play — that's a one-sided soft lock stapled to a 3/3 first-striker for three mana. It doesn't grind value, but the tax it imposes on interactive decks justifies the slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Radiant Kavu earns its keep, specifically in Naya or five-color creature strategies that want to punish blue-heavy control and black removal packages at a table level. Legacy and Vintage are legal homes on paper, but the card is too slow and too fragile for formats where a Force of Will resolves before Radiant Kavu even becomes relevant. It's not legal in Modern, Pioneer, or Standard, and Pauper cuts it out as well — so Commander and Oathbreaker are the practical formats, with Commander being the only one where the ability meaningfully warps a game state.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Radiant Kavu is deep bulk — easy to pick up in trade binders or as a throw-in. The price is unlikely to move unless a prominent Naya commander pushes it into wider circulation, so grab it now if you need it and don't think twice about the cost.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.