---
name: "Cave People"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "DRK"
set_name: "The Dark"
collector_number: "60"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Drew Tucker"
oracle_id: "6a4e8d44-e6ee-40f7-8df4-52fa4cb346aa"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cave-people-drk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cave People
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/-2 until end of turn.
{1}{R}{R}, {T}: Target creature gains mountainwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Mountain.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cavern Crawler](/printing/cavern-crawler-mmq.md) — Creature — Insect
2. [Cave Sense](/printing/cave-sense-mmq.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Enslaved Scout](/printing/enslaved-scout-all.md) — Creature — Goblin Scout
4. [Goblin Spelunkers](/printing/goblin-spelunkers-rav.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
5. [Dwarven Grunt](/printing/dwarven-grunt-ody.md) — Creature — Dwarf
6. [Goblin Mountaineer](/printing/goblin-mountaineer-ala.md) — Creature — Goblin Scout

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Dark (DRK) #60
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Drew Tucker
- **Total Printings:** 26 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`