Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
LCI · uncommon · Released 2023-11-17
Power
brawl
tier-1Strong staple
commander
tier-1Strong staple
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
over
above rate
standalone
meaningful alone
synergy
wants support
scales
scales up
rigid
one mode
broad
broadly useful
fragile
easily answered
Commander Bracket
Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).
Archetypes
positive:
counters-voltronaggrohatebearsmidrange
negative:
spellslingercontrolcombo
Roles
hatebearstax-piecerepeatable-card-drawattack-triggermidrange-threat
Risks
attack-trigger-onlyopp-board-required
Mechanics
—
Typal
synergy:
catwarrior
anti:
—
Structural
static-abilitytriggered-ability
Rationale
3cmc 3/3 legendary Cat Warrior with two relevant abilities: a static stax effect preventing opponents from casting spells on your turn (nullifying instants, flash threats, and counterspells during attacks), and a triggered card draw whenever boosted creatures (power > base power) deal combat damage. Signature in counters-voltron and pump-based aggro where creatures reliably exceed base power; the anti-counterspell static is strong in hatebears and midrange shells. The draw trigger is attack-dependent and requires power modification, so it's dead without the right support package.
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #378