Gavi, Nest Warden

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Gavi, Nest Warden: Legendary Creature - Human Shaman, Commander 2020. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}{R}{W}
Mana value
5
Type
Legendary Creature - Human Shaman
Colour identity
White, blue and red (WUR)
Power / toughness
2/5
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Commander 2020 (C20)
Released
2020-04-17
Collector number
7
Artist
Randy Vargas
Commander rank
14,563 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Gavi, Nest Warden

Gavi, Nest Warden is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white, blue and red legendary creature from Commander 2020 (C20), a Commander product released in April 2020. It is collector number 7 in that set, with art by Randy Vargas. It costs {2}{U}{R}{W} (two generic, one white, one blue and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 2/5 creature. Its colour identity is white, blue and red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 2 sets. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.84 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

You may pay {0} rather than pay the cycling cost of the first card you cycle each turn.

Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 2/2 red and white Dinosaur Cat creature token.

A mother's love transcends species.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.84 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Gavi, Nest Warden by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Gavi, Nest Warden

Gavi, Nest Warden has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Commander 2020 Oversized (OC20) #7Mythic2020

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Gavi, Nest Warden, newest first.

  • Gavi’s first ability considers the entire turn. If you cycle a card then have Gavi come under your control, you can’t pay {0} to cycle your second card.
  • If a cycling cost includes {X} and you pay an alternative activation cost of {0} instead, X is 0.
  • If a spell or ability causes you to put cards into your hand without specifically using the word “draw,” it’s not a card drawn.
  • The triggered ability can trigger only once each turn. It doesn’t matter Gavi was on the battlefield when the first card was drawn. If it’s not on the battlefield when the second card is drawn, the ability can’t trigger at all that turn. It won’t trigger when the third or fourth card is drawn.

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