Sanctuary Cat

Creature — Cat

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (7)

WeAreAlexandra on Flying Cats!

2 years ago

That's fair! Honestly it's just kinda cat aggro overall with Angelic Destiny and usually Leonin Warleader as a finisher. I'll probably end up switching out Sanctuary Cat for Pride of the Clouds even if I'm emotionally attached

cmsrDPM on Certainty

4 years ago

Tzefick I struggled long and hard whether to have the card draw on the blocks or damage step. If I may I would like to go into why I would rather it be the damage (or first strike damage) step.

1 I pretend WOTC will see this one day and care.

2 Wizards is very particular about white getting card advantage and why. If a Sanctuary Cat with Certainty (with the words draw when blocked) blocks a Curio Vendor : the defending player will have a chance to find an answer before damage. I don't think Wizards likes the idea of the defending player in this scenario getting such a potential advantage. As several voices have said before 'it promotes passive gameplay.'

3 As I mentioned in the original there are some creatures that can block many things : Knight of Sorrows , Luminous Guardian , Hundred-Handed One , or even Guardian of the Gateless . This is what worries me most about the idea (again still my idea). Certainty plus any of those creatures needs to be limited. I block 7 creatures, draw 7 cards: this is not what I want. By choosing damage instead: the power of the creature is the limiting factor not the number of creatures my opponent sends.

4 I wanted to mirror Curiosity .

Don't get me wrong you made good points. "Whenever enchanted creature blocks, you may draw a card," is beautiful. It is simple, self-explanatory, and clear. When it came to complex situations then I found reasons to (in my opinion) make a weaker but printable card.

DemonDragonJ on Guilds of Ravnica: Spoilers and …

5 years ago

With the printing of Generous Stray, there are now two house cats (the other being Sanctuary Cat) that can defeat trained soldiers in combat. If the artwork of those cards showed lions or tigers, there would be no problem, but does WotC seriously expect the players to believe that ordinary house cats could defeat armed soldiers in combat? What does everyone else say about that?

Eilel on Feline Fury

6 years ago

I'd play a White Sun's Zenith Tops 3 times, you really need some extra lands, usually 22/23 lands are standard if you try to curve out otherwise you'll likely be stuk on mana for a few games. Instead of Sanctuary Cat Loam Lion Is the better option, still a cat but with just better stats.

Since you're playing casual i assume i play Felidar Guardian to abuse the exhert with Pride Sovereign or the etb trigger from Regal Caracal to make more tokens.

And maybe you'd like some card draw to survive the longer game and i think currently Lifecrafter's Bestiary is the best for that!

Finally if i may recommand Stoneforge Masterwork Really powerfull if you have a cat army and very cheap to play!

GeminiSpartanX on Hour of Devastation Spoilers

6 years ago

I attended 2 prereleases on Saturday, and won BOTH OF THEM!!

The 1st one had 18 players, (4 rounds) and I opened an insane RB deck. 2 Dreamstealers (one was my prerelease promo), Neheb, the Eternal, Sand Strangler, and 5+ great red removal spells. I paired it with black for curve reasons, even though I had some decent green cards and 2 of my removal spells were Struggle / Survive. I went 4-0 and didn't even drop a game until the last round.

The 2nd one was much smaller with only 9 players, and was only 3 rounds. I played a BW deck that was headed up by Crested Sunmare and Liliana, Death's Majesty. My promo was Wildfire Eternal which I opted not to use. Again, I had lots of removal and finally found a reason to play 2 copies of Trespasser's Curse in limited -> The HORSE! In the 3 matches I played, I never saw Lily but the horse straight up won me the game every time it hit the field. I played deserts with solitary camels and Sacred Cat just for the lifelink in addition to the curses and an aven of enduring hope . 5/5 indestructible horses are the real deal in limited.

No Bolas's for me in the 32 total packs I opened, but I did manage to get a pack foil Ramunap Excavator and 2 non-foil copies, which was nice :)

Tio_Infernape on Kittycatmeow

6 years ago

Since it's just a casual deck, it's fine, but you may want to put some ramp right? Jedit can be pretty expensive, so drop Sanctuary Cat and some other cards that you don't feel that are that important (Maybe 1 or 2 copies of Scythe Leopard and Sacred Cat) and put some Rampant Growths and/or Cultivates so you have the chance to actually cast them.

Temur Sabertooth is a nice kitty that can send Regal Caracal back to your hand so you can cast him again and get even more cat tokens

and of course, if you have the money for that, any of the Ajanii Planeswalkr cards are a nice and flavorfull addition.

gabestone on Cats Fur Days

8 years ago

Monsmtg Sorry but Steppe Lynx doesn't really fit in. He doesn't have a lot of capabilities when it comes to mid game when, for instance, I have no land to play. I just figure that Sanctuary Cat and Trained Caracal fit better because they can hit immediately for damage without any preset requirements. I will keep it in mind but I honestly don't think I will be putting it in as of now.