---
name: "Sabretooth Tiger"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Cat"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "5ED"
set_name: "Fifth Edition"
collector_number: "264"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Melissa A. Benson"
oracle_id: "8ea35158-1c1a-46da-b466-0eafb376e464"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sabretooth-tiger-5ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sabretooth Tiger
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Cat
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Edition (5ED) #264
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Melissa A. Benson
- **Total Printings:** 45 across all historical editions

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