Territorial Kavu
Creature — Kavu
Domain — Territorial Kavu's power and toughness are each equal to the number of basic land types among lands you control.
Whenever this creature attacks, choose one —
• Discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
• Exile up to one target card from a graveyard.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #20518
Territorial Kavu enters as a 2/2 for two mana and grows permanently with every land drop and nonland permanent that enters after it — in a typical multicolor Commander game, it hits the table and starts clocking in at 5/5 or larger within a turn cycle. Two mana for a card that scales with normal gameplay is an exceptional rate, and in any Gruul or Naya shell that floods the board, Territorial Kavu becomes a serious threat fast.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Modern, Territorial Kavu is a staple of Domain Zoo, where five basic land types are trivially achievable on turn two and a 5/5 for two mana is simply among the best rate-efficient threats in the format. Legacy sees it as a functional piece of the same archetype, though the format's faster clock and interaction density mean it has to fight harder to matter. Commander is where the card becomes interesting rather than dominant — a two-mana 2/2 that grows with permanents is fine but competes against far more explosive options, and Territorial Kavu is best in aggressive Gruul or +1/+1 counter lists that want cheap, scalable bodies rather than control or combo builds.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't currently available for Territorial Kavu, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate. Given its legitimate Modern play, expect it to carry a small premium over a bulk rare, though it has never crossed into high-demand territory.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.