Trained Caracal
Creature — Cat
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #14847
Trained Caracal is a one-mana 1/1 with lifelink — the kind of floor stat that only matters when a commander makes it threatening. In Arahbo, the First Fang decks, that one mana buys you a lifelink body that immediately qualifies for cat-tribal pumps and eminence triggers, making the cost irrelevant and the upside real.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Arahbo, the First Fang
Arahbo, the First Fang wants the cheapest cats available, and Trained Caracal is the cheapest — one mana gets a lifelink body on the board before Arahbo's triggered abilities start stacking damage and counters, making it a reliable early enabler for the engine.
Arahbo, Roar of the World
Arahbo, Roar of the World's eminence ability pumps any attacking cat for free each turn, and Trained Caracal turns that into a lifelink threat as early as turn two — low floor, but the combo of lifelink plus a +3/+3 eminence boost means it trades up or drains life fast.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Trained Caracal is a bulk common in every format that will ever care about it, and most won't. In Commander, it earns its slot exclusively in cat-tribal builds helmed by Arahbo, where tribal synergies and eminence pump offset its weak base stats. Pauper is the only competitive format where a one-mana lifelink creature sees any theoretical discussion, but even there Trained Caracal lacks the body to matter — white has better one-drops. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, it simply doesn't exist as a consideration.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Trained Caracal is deep bulk — buy a playset for pocket change and never think about it again. Bulk commons with narrow tribal relevance don't appreciate, so there's no reason to pick up extras beyond what you'll actually sleeve.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.