Savai Thundermane
Creature — Elemental Cat
Whenever you cycle a card, you may pay 
. When you do, this creature deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #21374
Savai Thundermane cycles or pitches to pay for its own triggered ability, letting you net a 3/3 with menace and trample at instant speed for two mana whenever you discard it alongside any other card. The rate is real — two mana for a relevant body is exactly what aggressive cycling and discard strategies want.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Savai Thundermane earns a slot in any Mardu cycling or discard-matters deck, where the combination of self-contained cycling and a threatening token means it never sits as a dead draw. Competitive constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer have enough efficient threats that a 3/3 token rarely clears the bar, but it sees niche play in dedicated cycling shells where the trigger is easy to chain. Legacy has bigger fish; Savai Thundermane simply doesn't reach the power threshold there. Across formats, the honest read is that Commander is where this card actually delivers consistent value.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Savai Thundermane is pure bulk — you can pick up a playset for less than a pack of sleeves. Deep bulk rarely spikes unless a new commander or set mechanic mainlines demand, so treat this as a throw-in, not a hold.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.