---
name: "Kagemaro, First to Suffer"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Demon Spirit"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SOK"
set_name: "Saviors of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "73"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Adam Rex"
oracle_id: "da3e399f-6801-4e4d-9b1d-ba15fcfb7ee4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kagemaro-first-to-suffer-sok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kagemaro, First to Suffer
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Demon Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** */*

## Oracle Text
Kagemaro's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
{B}, Sacrifice Kagemaro: All creatures get -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kagemaro's Clutch](/printing/kagemaros-clutch-sok.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Nightmarish End](/printing/nightmarish-end-jou.md) — Instant
3. [Kuro, Pitlord](/printing/kuro-pitlord-aa4.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon Spirit
4. [Meishin, the Mind Cage](/printing/meishin-the-mind-cage-sok.md) — Legendary Enchantment
5. [Maro](/printing/maro-sld.md) — Creature — Elemental
6. [Shimatsu the Bloodcloaked](/printing/shimatsu-the-bloodcloaked-chk.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) #73
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Adam Rex
- **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`