---
name: "Brothers Yamazaki"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Samurai"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Bushido"]
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "160a"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ron Spears"
oracle_id: "5c820811-1775-4ea4-b003-721750a4d90f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/brothers-yamazaki-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Brothers Yamazaki
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
- **Keywords:** Bushido

## Oracle Text
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
If there are exactly two permanents named Brothers Yamazaki on the battlefield, the "legend rule" doesn't apply to them.
Each other creature named Brothers Yamazaki gets +2/+2 and has haste.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Takeno, Samurai General](/printing/takeno-samurai-general-chk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
2. [Iizuka the Ruthless](/printing/iizuka-the-ruthless-sok.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
3. [Konda's Hatamoto](/printing/kondas-hatamoto-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
4. [Samurai Enforcers](/printing/samurai-enforcers-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
5. [Battle-Mad Ronin](/printing/battle-mad-ronin-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
6. [Fumiko the Lowblood](/printing/fumiko-the-lowblood-c20.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Samurai

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #160a
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ron Spears

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`

## Official Rulings
- *(2004-12-01)* There are two versions of this card, each with different art. The cards are numbered 160a/306 and 160b/306. The art has no effect on game play.
- *(2004-12-01)* The two Brothers could be controlled by different players.
- *(2013-07-01)* If a third Brothers Yamazaki enters the battlefield, the legend rule will apply. If one player controls more than one Brothers Yamazaki at that time, that player will have to choose one and put the rest into their graveyard.