---
name: "Hand of Honor"
mana_cost: "{W}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Samurai"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Bushido", "Protection"]
set: "SOK"
set_name: "Saviors of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "12"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "feb65f2e-6f71-4f29-bf31-b210c85f3ab3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hand-of-honor-sok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hand of Honor
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Samurai
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Bushido, Protection

## Oracle Text
Protection from black
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

> *"La spada è solo uno strumento. È la mano del samurai che le dona la vita."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hand of Cruelty](/printing/hand-of-cruelty-sok.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
2. [Inner-Chamber Guard](/printing/inner-chamber-guard-sok.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
3. [Devoted Retainer](/printing/devoted-retainer-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
4. [Samurai Enforcers](/printing/samurai-enforcers-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
5. [Cursed Ronin](/printing/cursed-ronin-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
6. [Jukai Trainee](/printing/jukai-trainee-neo.md) — Creature — Human Samurai

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) #12
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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