Sabertooth Alley Cat
Creature — Cat
This creature attacks each combat if able.
: Creatures without defender can't block this creature this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #29101
Sabertooth Alley Cat puts a 1/1 Cat token into play attacking each combat, which adds up fast in token-doubling or sacrifice shells. The cost is a three-mana 1/1 body that does nothing the turn it enters — you need the engine already running for this to pull its weight.
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 |
Sabertooth Alley Cat is a Commander card first and foremost — the repeated token generation across a long game is where its value lives, especially under Jetmir, Nexus of Revels or Arahbo, Roar of the World. In Pauper it's legal but competes in a format that moves faster than a three-mana 1/1 can catch up to. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; no competitive shell wants this effect at this cost when those formats fold on turn one or two.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Sabertooth Alley Cat is deep bulk — pick it up without thinking about it. Bulk Cat token producers don't spike, so don't expect this to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.