---
name: "Hooded Kavu"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Kavu"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "147"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Howe"
oracle_id: "52934f16-eb9b-4d0a-b372-155461660f6e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hooded-kavu-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
{B}: This creature gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Face of Fear](/printing/face-of-fear-ody.md) — Creature — Horror
2. [Fear of Fear Itself](/printing/fear-of-fear-itself-unk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
3. [Shriek of Dread](/printing/shriek-of-dread-pls.md) — Instant
4. [Squirming Mass](/printing/squirming-mass-uds.md) — Creature — Horror
5. [Fear](/printing/fear-lea.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Undercity Shade](/printing/undercity-shade-rav.md) — Creature — Shade

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #147
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Howe
- **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: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`