Savage Firecat
Creature — Elemental Cat
Trample
This creature enters with seven +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever you tap a land for mana, remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #29795
Savage Firecat enters as a 5/1 with haste that deals damage equal to its power when it leaves — impressive numbers for the cost, but the hair-trigger self-destruct (it sacrifices itself if it ever has fewer than five +1/+1 counters) means any counter-stripping effect kills your engine before it fires. It's a high-ceiling, low-floor threat: explosive in the right shell, completely unreliable outside it.
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 |
Savage Firecat is a Commander-only conversation — it sees no meaningful play in Legacy or Vintage despite being legal there, and it's locked out of every other format. In Commander, it slots into counter-synergy decks where proliferate effects and counter-doubling protect the self-sacrifice clause, turning a fragile 5/1 into a repeatable damage source. Outside that narrow shell, the downside is too punishing: a single Vampire Hexmage or Hex Parasite wipes the counters and the Firecat dies for free. The card rewards tight deck construction and punishes generic goodstuff lists.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Savage Firecat is deep bulk — the price reflects limited competitive demand and narrow Commander applicability. It's unlikely to move unless a future commander pushes +1/+1 counter synergies into the spotlight, so buy as many as you need without hesitation and don't expect them to appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.