Continuing kindred month (see previous post), today I look at Centaurs.
Introduction
Centaurs are those half-man, half-horse creatures that were featured in Greek mythology. In Magic, the first appearance of this creature type was Windseeker Centaur in 1995 (as a part of a book promotion of all things).
A smattering of Centaurs followed in subsequent years until there was another 14 of the creatures printed for the Theros block (2013-14), which suitably focused on Greek mythology. In this block, Centaur themes included +1/+1 counters or enchantments. And when Magic went back to the Theros plane in Theros Beyond Death (2020), it gave us five more.
Expansions set on the Ravnica plane consistently has these creatures as well. The first Ravnica block (2005-6) featured five, the second block (2012-13) had two, and the third (2018-19) had five, and the fourth (2024) had five as well. Themes here included life gain.
In all, 75 Centaurs have been printed to date. Of these, 52 are mono-green, fifteen are multicolored (always with green, accompanied by red or white or even black), five are mono-white, two are mono-black, and one is mono-red.
Sample/Staple Cards
Course of Kruphix (the headliner card above) is in many of my mono-green Commander decks. The 14 cards below were selected to be representative of this creature type across Magic's history. No Centaurs are expensive today; the most costly one (Windseeker, above) can be purchased for under $4.
Deck Ideas
If you want a casual deck focused on this kindred, pick up four copies of Pheres-Band Warchief.
If Commander is your style, the three below are fun options (though none focus on the kindred type). Karador in particular is a popular choice; you can see cards that go well with it on EDHRec.
Until next time . . . keep exploring.
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