---
name: "Indebted Samurai"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Samurai"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Bushido"]
set: "BOK"
set_name: "Betrayers of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "9"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "fee392d9-a961-4f41-81ba-ab1b87c931fa"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/indebted-samurai-bok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Indebted Samurai
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Samurai
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Bushido

## Oracle Text
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever a Samurai you control dies, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

> *許せ、三郎。 おぬしを助けることはできなかった。 だが、おぬしの剣はこの手の中で舞い続けるであろう。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Devoted Retainer](/printing/devoted-retainer-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
2. [Samurai Enforcers](/printing/samurai-enforcers-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
3. [Cursed Ronin](/printing/cursed-ronin-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
4. [Takeno, Samurai General](/printing/takeno-samurai-general-chk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
5. [Inner-Chamber Guard](/printing/inner-chamber-guard-sok.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
6. [Konda's Hatamoto](/printing/kondas-hatamoto-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) #9
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **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: `not_legal`