---
name: "Serpentine Kavu"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Kavu"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "211"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Heather Hudson"
oracle_id: "cf252d71-77e7-438f-b774-28e5ab2f09f6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/serpentine-kavu-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Serpentine Kavu
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Kavu
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
{R}: This creature gains haste until end of turn.

> *Sous la calme surface de la Yavimaya battent mille cœurs de bêtes féroces.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Raging Kavu](/printing/raging-kavu-inv.md) — Creature — Kavu
2. [Kavu Runner](/printing/kavu-runner-inv.md) — Creature — Kavu
3. [Whip Sergeant](/printing/whip-sergeant-pcy.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Fires of Yavimaya](/printing/fires-of-yavimaya-arc.md) — Enchantment
5. [Lava Serpent](/printing/lava-serpent-iko.md) — Creature — Elemental Serpent
6. [Unnatural Speed](/printing/unnatural-speed-chk.md) — Instant — Arcane

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #211
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Heather Hudson
- **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: `legal`