Uktabi Wildcats
Creature — Cat
Uktabi Wildcats's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Forests you control.
, Sacrifice a Forest: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $0.53
- EDHREC rank
- #23421
Uktabi Wildcats lands as a Forests-matter beater whose power and toughness scale directly with how many Forests you control — potentially enormous, but entirely dependent on your land base to get there. The catch is the cumulative upkeep: every turn you keep it alive costs another Forest sacrifice, which means it eats its own fuel and shrinks as it lingers.
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 |
In Commander, Uktabi Wildcats is a niche inclusion in mono-green or heavy-green builds that run enough basic Forests to sustain the cumulative upkeep without gutting their mana base — think Kamahl, Fist of Krosa or Yedora, Grave Gardener shells where land recursion offsets the sacrifice cost. In Legacy and Vintage, it has never been competitive; the combination of a four-mana investment and a self-destructing upkeep cost puts it far behind the threats those formats demand. Uktabi Wildcats is a Commander-only conversation, and even there it needs a specific build to justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.53 bulk tier
At $0.53, Uktabi Wildcats sits firmly in bulk territory, which is accurate given its narrow playability. It won't appreciate unless a high-profile Forests-matter commander drives sudden demand, so treat it as a cheap experiment rather than a hold.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.