Raging Kavu
Creature — Kavu
Flash
Haste
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Invasion Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #27738
Raging Kavu hits the board with first strike and haste for three mana in Gruul colors — that's immediate pressure and combat relevance the turn it lands. The floor is a passable 2/2 beater; the ceiling depends entirely on whether you need an aggressive curve-filler in red-green.
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 |
Raging Kavu is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the honest read is that it rarely shows up competitively in any of them. In Commander, a 2/2 first striker with haste for three mana is outclassed by the format's power level — you need either a strong tribal tag or a specific synergy engine to justify the slot. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient threats, so Raging Kavu doesn't crack those formats in practice. It's a card that fits best in lower-power Commander pods where aggressive Gruul builds want cheap creatures with immediate board impact.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Raging Kavu isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest. Given its narrow competitive application, it almost certainly sits in bulk or near-bulk territory — worth grabbing if you need it, not worth hunting down otherwise.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.