Raksha Golden Cub
Legendary Creature — Cat Soldier
Vigilance
As long as Raksha Golden Cub is equipped, Cat creatures you control get +2/+2 and have double strike.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Price
- $0.79
- EDHREC rank
- #14811
When Raksha Golden Cub is equipped, every Cat you control gets double strike and +2/+2 — that's a board-wide pump that turns a modest Cat army into a one-shot threat. The catch is the seven-mana price tag, which makes Raksha a turn-7-or-later play that demands either dedicated ramp or an Arahbo, Roar of the World shell to carry it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Arahbo, Roar of the World
Arahbo, Roar of the World is the definitive Cat tribal commander, and Raksha Golden Cub is exactly the kind of payoff the deck wants — equip anything onto Raksha and your whole board swings for lethal the same turn Arahbo's eminence pump lands.
Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist locks down combat for your opponents while swinging in, and Raksha Golden Cub turns that attacking Mirri trigger into a full-team double strike threat — the two combine to make blocking mathematically impossible.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Raksha Golden Cub is a Commander card through and through — the seven-mana cost and tribal payoff are calibrated for 40-life multiplayer games where a board of Cats going double strike ends tables, not rounds. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but irrelevant; no competitive Cat strategy exists in those formats that wants a seven-drop with no immediate protection. Commander is the only context where Raksha Golden Cub earns its slot, specifically in Cat tribal builds willing to invest in Equipment synergies to unlock the passive.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.79 bulk tier
At $0.79, Raksha Golden Cub is bulk — no surprise given it only slots into one niche tribal deck. The price is stable; demand is narrow enough that it won't spike, but Cat tribal players will always want their one copy.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.