---
name: "Radiant Kavu"
mana_cost: "{R}{G}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Kavu"
colors: ["G", "R", "W"]
color_identity: ["G", "R", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "PLS"
set_name: "Planeshift"
collector_number: "120"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "ab46b957-5206-4390-a2f6-aba2e8d1debe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/radiant-kavu-pls"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
{R}{G}{W}: Prevent all combat damage blue creatures and black creatures would deal this turn.

> *When angered or frightened, it protects itself with a burst of blinding light.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Amphibious Kavu](/printing/amphibious-kavu-pls.md) — Creature — Kavu
2. [Azorius Ploy](/printing/azorius-ploy-dis.md) — Instant
3. [Safeguard](/printing/safeguard-tmp.md) — Enchantment
4. [Hunter's Ambush](/printing/hunters-ambush-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Boros Fury-Shield](/printing/boros-fury-shield-rav.md) — Instant
6. [Well-Laid Plans](/printing/well-laid-plans-inv.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planeshift (PLS) #120
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **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: `legal`