---
name: "Cauldron Familiar"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Cat"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "1759"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Scott Buoncristiano"
oracle_id: "a7dc2e62-1c50-4ed7-b71f-2d782a447a5e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cauldron-familiar-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cauldron Familiar
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Cat
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Sacrifice a Food: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

> *"When the cat thinks I'm asleep, I can hear him whispering in the kitchen . . ."
—Recovered audio log, entry 81*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [A-Cauldron Familiar](/printing/a-cauldron-familiar-eld.md) — Creature — Cat
2. [Bubbling Cauldron](/printing/bubbling-cauldron-jmp.md) — Artifact
3. [Witch's Cauldron](/printing/witchs-cauldron-j22.md) — Artifact
4. [Sweettooth Witch](/printing/sweettooth-witch-woe.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
5. [Tempting Witch](/printing/tempting-witch-jmp.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
6. [Cat Oven](/printing/cat-oven-unk.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1759
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Scott Buoncristiano
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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