---
name: "Gavi, Nest Warden"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{R}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Shaman"
colors: ["R", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "OC20"
set_name: "Commander 2020 Oversized"
collector_number: "7"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Randy Vargas"
oracle_id: "716a3bb8-04bd-41f5-a568-131f175e00a6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gavi-nest-warden-oc20"
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
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/5

## 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.

> *A mother's love transcends species.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Valiant Rescuer](/printing/valiant-rescuer-iko.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Naya Sojourners](/printing/naya-sojourners-dci.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
3. [Savai Thundermane](/printing/savai-thundermane-iko.md) — Creature — Elemental Cat
4. [Fleeting Aven](/printing/fleeting-aven-ons.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
5. [Stoic Champion](/printing/stoic-champion-lgn.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Reptilian Reflection](/printing/reptilian-reflection-j22.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2020 Oversized (OC20) #7
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Randy Vargas
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`