---
name: "Iizuka the Ruthless"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Samurai"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Bushido"]
set: "SOK"
set_name: "Saviors of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "104"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Darrell Riche"
oracle_id: "4f40d66a-1fd8-4b06-b6cb-9cbcf33bc041"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/iizuka-the-ruthless-sok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Iizuka the Ruthless
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Bushido

## Oracle Text
Bushido 2 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.)
{2}{R}, Sacrifice a Samurai: Samurai creatures you control gain double strike until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Samurai Enforcers](/printing/samurai-enforcers-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
2. [Battle-Mad Ronin](/printing/battle-mad-ronin-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
3. [Takeno, Samurai General](/printing/takeno-samurai-general-chk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
4. [Cursed Ronin](/printing/cursed-ronin-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
5. [Ronin Cavekeeper](/printing/ronin-cavekeeper-sok.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
6. [Sokenzan Spellblade](/printing/sokenzan-spellblade-sok.md) — Creature — Ogre Samurai Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) #104
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Darrell Riche
- **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`