First printed in March of the Machine (2023)
Creature — Kavu
Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following ability until end of turn.)
This creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less.
3/3
- Illustrated by
- John Tedrick
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Rulings (6)
- If a permanent enters the battlefield as a copy of a card with a backup ability or a token is created that is a copy of that card, the order of the printed abilities is maintained.
- Once Chomping Kavu has been legally blocked by a creature, changing that creature’s power to 2 or less won’t undo that block.
- Backup confers only abilities that are actually printed below it. Any abilities that are gained by the permanent are ignored, including abilities gained due to a resolving spell or ability or copy effects.
- The abilities that backup grants to the target creature are determined only once, at the time the ability triggers. They won’t change if the permanent with backup loses any abilities before the backup ability resolves.
- If a backup ability targets the creature with backup, that creature will get +1/+1 counters, but it won’t gain additional abilities.
- If a backup ability causes another creature to gain abilities, the creature with backup will still have those abilities.
Prices
Paper price: €0.04 / $0.14 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 4 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 4 Nov 2026).