---
name: "Alpha Kavu"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Kavu"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "PLS-77"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Matt Cavotta"
oracle_id: "f1a76cca-829a-4576-a560-f1af34b80b87"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/alpha-kavu-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Alpha Kavu
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Kavu
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{1}{G}: Target Kavu creature gets -1/+1 until end of turn.

> *Kavu leaders instinctively protect their herds from harm.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stone Kavu](/printing/stone-kavu-pls.md) — Creature — Kavu
2. [Amphibious Kavu](/printing/amphibious-kavu-pls.md) — Creature — Kavu
3. [Kavu Climber](/printing/kavu-climber-inv.md) — Creature — Kavu
4. [Chomping Kavu](/printing/chomping-kavu-mom.md) — Creature — Kavu
5. [Yavimaya Ancients](/printing/yavimaya-ancients-me2.md) — Creature — Treefolk
6. [Kavu Mauler](/printing/kavu-mauler-apc.md) — Creature — Kavu

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #PLS-77
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Matt Cavotta
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`