Vicious Kavu
Creature — Kavu
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #29250
Vicious Kavu hits the table as a 3/3 trampler with haste for two mana — that's a rate that demands an answer immediately. It's a bulk rare for a reason, but in the right Gruul shell, it punches well above its price tag.
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 |
Vicious Kavu is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its home is Commander — specifically in Gruul aggro and stompy builds where haste and trample on a cheap body accelerate your gameplan. In Legacy and Vintage, a 3/3 for two is fine but unexceptional in formats defined by interaction and broken turns; Vicious Kavu doesn't make those cuts. In Commander, the haste clause matters most: it closes out weakened opponents before shields go back up, and trample ensures chip damage doesn't get chump-blocked away indefinitely.
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Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Vicious Kavu is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box or grabbing a playset for pocket change. That price is stable because demand is narrow, but the card delivers genuine value per cent in any deck that wants it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.