---
name: "Isao, Enlightened Bushi"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Samurai"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Bushido", "Regenerate"]
set: "BOK"
set_name: "Betrayers of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "129"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Christopher Moeller"
oracle_id: "15ec1bfc-b0a0-4058-87bb-8dbaf17b7f3b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/isao-enlightened-bushi-bok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Isao, Enlightened Bushi
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Bushido, Regenerate

## Oracle Text
This spell can't be countered.
Bushido 2 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.)
{2}: Regenerate target Samurai.

> *« Je me moque qu'il n'ait choisi aucune allégeance dans cette guerre. Trouve-le, Takeno. »
—Seigneur Konda*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Numai Outcast](/printing/numai-outcast-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
2. [Kuro's Taken](/printing/kuros-taken-sok.md) — Creature — Rat Samurai
3. [Samurai Enforcers](/printing/samurai-enforcers-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
4. [Inner-Chamber Guard](/printing/inner-chamber-guard-sok.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
5. [Devoted Retainer](/printing/devoted-retainer-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
6. [Takeno, Samurai General](/printing/takeno-samurai-general-chk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Samurai

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) #129
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Christopher Moeller
- **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`