Pouncing Kavu
~$0.12 low · ~$1.29 high
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Red. Creature — Kavu
Invasion #158 · Illustrated by Adam Rex
Invasion #158 · Illustrated by Adam RexWhat is Pouncing Kavu worth?
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Oracle text
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
First strike
If this creature was kicked, it enters with two +1/+1 counters on it and with haste.
1/1
Format legality
The only printing of Pouncing Kavu
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Invasion inv #158· 2000common· Cardmarket €0.06 · €0.74 foil | common | $0.12 | $1.29 | €0.06€0.74 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2000
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #28,742 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- First strike, Kicker
- Artist
- Adam Rex
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Invasion card (#158).
158
- 158Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
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Rulings (7)
October 4, 2004
If the Pouncing Kavu is kicked, it enters with haste and will keep this ability until it leaves the battlefield.
November 8, 2024
If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
November 8, 2024
If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
November 8, 2024
If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
November 8, 2024
To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
November 8, 2024
The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
November 8, 2024
If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
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