First printed in Commander 2020 (2020)
Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
You may pay rather than pay the cycling cost of the first card you cycle each turn.
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 2/2 red and white Dinosaur Cat creature token.
A mother's love transcends species.
2/5
- Illustrated by
- Randy Vargas
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (4)
- The triggered ability can trigger only once each turn. It doesn’t matter Gavi was on the battlefield when the first card was drawn. If it’s not on the battlefield when the second card is drawn, the ability can’t trigger at all that turn. It won’t trigger when the third or fourth card is drawn.
- Gavi’s first ability considers the entire turn. If you cycle a card then have Gavi come under your control, you can’t pay
to cycle your second card.
- If a spell or ability causes you to put cards into your hand without specifically using the word “draw,” it’s not a card drawn.
- If a cycling cost includes
and you pay an alternative activation cost of
instead, X is 0.
Prices
MTGO price: 1.49 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).