---
name: "Kird Chieftain"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Ape"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "M15"
set_name: "Magic 2015"
collector_number: "151"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Lars Grant-West"
oracle_id: "3a7cca31-ccca-459b-9ac6-c8f384136ba5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kird-chieftain-m15"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kird Chieftain
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Ape
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Forest.
{4}{G}: Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kird Ape](/printing/kird-ape-9ed.md) — Creature — Ape
2. [Baru, Fist of Krosa](/printing/baru-fist-of-krosa-fut.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Druid
3. [Prized Elephant](/printing/prized-elephant-m13.md) — Creature — Elephant
4. [Kamahl, Fist of Krosa](/printing/kamahl-fist-of-krosa-dmr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Druid
5. [Paragon of Eternal Wilds](/printing/paragon-of-eternal-wilds-m15.md) — Creature — Human Druid
6. [Treetop Village](/printing/treetop-village-ulg.md) — Land

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2015 (M15) #151
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Lars Grant-West
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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