Slimy Kavu
Creature — Kavu
: Target land becomes a Swamp until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #28739
Slimy Kavu puts a 4/4 body on the board for two mana by eating any creature in any graveyard — the cost is real, but the rate is absurd. If a graveyard target exists, this is one of the most efficient threats available at common.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Slimy Kavu doubles as graveyard hate stapled to a cheap threat, which is exactly the kind of two-for-one value the format rewards. Pauper is where it really shines — a 4/4 for two is format-warping at common, and the graveyard condition is almost always live. Legacy and Vintage allow it but won't want it; those formats have faster threats and more reliable disruption. Slimy Kavu occupies a narrow but genuine niche: any lower-power format where graveyard decks are common and cheap bodies matter.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Slimy Kavu is pure bulk — you're picking it out of a commons box, not a binder. Bulk rares spike; bulk commons at this rate stay flat, so run it now if you want it and don't look back.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.