---
name: "Inner-Chamber Guard"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Samurai"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Bushido"]
set: "SOK"
set_name: "Saviors of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "13"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Brian Snõddy"
oracle_id: "ea5e8920-1343-4335-b516-6db43c3bfeb0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/inner-chamber-guard-sok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Inner-Chamber Guard
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Samurai
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/2
- **Keywords:** Bushido

## Oracle Text
Bushido 2 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.)

> *「每次晋见今田城主时，驻守殿外的侍卫都比从前更蓄势待发，好似迫不及待要迎接战事。」～老古板昌子*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Samurai Enforcers](/printing/samurai-enforcers-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
2. [Devoted Retainer](/printing/devoted-retainer-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
3. [Ronin Cavekeeper](/printing/ronin-cavekeeper-sok.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
4. [Takeno, Samurai General](/printing/takeno-samurai-general-chk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
5. [Battle-Mad Ronin](/printing/battle-mad-ronin-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
6. [Hand of Honor](/printing/hand-of-honor-plst.md) — Creature — Human Samurai

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) #13
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Brian Snõddy
- **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`