---
name: "Gavi, Nest Warden"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{R}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Shaman"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R", "U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "C20"
set_name: "Commander 2020"
collector_number: "7"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Randy Vargas"
oracle_id: "716a3bb8-04bd-41f5-a568-131f175e00a6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gavi-nest-warden-c20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gavi, Nest Warden
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{R}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Shaman

## Oracle Text
You may pay {0} 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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Valiant Rescuer](/printing/valiant-rescuer-iko.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Savai Thundermane](/printing/savai-thundermane-iko.md) — Creature — Elemental Cat
3. [Fleeting Aven](/printing/fleeting-aven-ons.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
4. [Naya Sojourners](/printing/naya-sojourners-arb.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
5. [Stoic Champion](/printing/stoic-champion-vma.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Nurturing Bristleback](/printing/nurturing-bristleback-lci.md) — Creature — Dinosaur

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2020 (C20) #7
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Randy Vargas

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2020-04-17)* 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.
- *(2020-04-17)* Gavi’s first ability considers the entire turn. If you cycle a card then have Gavi come under your control, you can’t pay {0} to cycle your second card.
- *(2020-04-17)* 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.
- *(2020-04-17)* If a cycling cost includes {X} and you pay an alternative activation cost of {0} instead, X is 0.