---
name: "Brothers Yamazaki"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Samurai"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Bushido"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "CHK-160"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ron Spears"
oracle_id: "5c820811-1775-4ea4-b003-721750a4d90f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/brothers-yamazaki-plst"
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
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **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-c15.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Samurai

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #CHK-160
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ron Spears
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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