Cauldron Familiar
Cauldron Familiar: Creature - Cat, Jumpstart. When this creature enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {B}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Creature - Cat
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Jumpstart (JMP)
- Released
- 2020-07-17
- Collector number
- 216
- Artist
- Milivoj Ćeran
- Commander rank
- 2,922 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Cauldron Familiar
Cauldron Familiar is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black creature from Jumpstart (JMP), a draft-focused set released in July 2020. It is collector number 216 in that set, with art by Milivoj Ćeran. It costs {B} (one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Throne of Eldraine (2019) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.52 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
When this creature enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Sacrifice a Food: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Every day the cat returns to kill the same mouse, which sinks again into the cauldron's brew.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.52 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Cauldron Familiar by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Cauldron Familiar
Cauldron Familiar has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #156 | Common | 2026 |
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #277 | Common | 2026 |
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #35 | Common | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1759 | Rare | 2024 |
| Store Championships (SCH) #18 | Rare | 2023 |
| The List (PLST) #ELD-81 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #81 | Uncommon | 2019 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Cauldron Familiar, newest first.
- If an effect refers to a Food, it means any Food artifact, not just a Food artifact token. For example, you can sacrifice Tough Cookie (an Artifact Creature - Food Golem) to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability (an ability with "Sacrifice a Food" in its cost).
- In a Two-Headed Giant game, Cauldron Familiar's first ability causes the opposing team to lose 1 life twice, and you gain 1 life once.
- You can't activate Cauldron Familiar's last ability unless it's in your graveyard.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.