Ronin Cavekeeper
Creature — Human Samurai
Bushido 2 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #27167
Ronin Cavekeeper enters the battlefield and puts a 4/4 Giant token into play — five power across two bodies for five mana is a real rate. The cost is that it never does anything else: no enters-the-battlefield recursion, no keyword, no payoff beyond the initial split.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ronin Cavekeeper competes against a deep bench of five-mana plays that generate tokens with upside — it rarely makes the cut outside dedicated Giant tribal builds. Pauper is where it has the most plausible home, since the card pool narrows and a two-body five-drop is harder to dismiss at common. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; Ronin Cavekeeper doesn't approach the power threshold those formats demand. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander — fine in tribe, filler everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Ronin Cavekeeper is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. That price is stable for the same reason it's low: the card sees minimal play, so there's no pressure in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.