---
name: "Kaijin of the Vanishing Touch"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "BOK"
set_name: "Betrayers of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "39"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Randy Gallegos"
oracle_id: "cd8bab2c-b04f-43a2-9786-df5f7411bf16"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kaijin-of-the-vanishing-touch-bok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kaijin of the Vanishing Touch
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/3
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature blocks a creature, return that creature to its owner's hand at end of combat. (Return it only if it's on the battlefield.)

> *Cuando termina, todo lo que queda de ti es una onda en un estanque tranquilo.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wall of Tears](/printing/wall-of-tears-plst.md) — Creature — Wall
2. [Wall of Junk](/printing/wall-of-junk-dmr.md) — Artifact Creature — Wall
3. [Zephyr Spirit](/printing/zephyr-spirit-rav.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Quicksilver Wall](/printing/quicksilver-wall-pcy.md) — Creature — Wall
5. [Foul Familiar](/printing/foul-familiar-dkm.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Tidewater Minion](/printing/tidewater-minion-rav.md) — Creature — Elemental Minion

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) #39
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Randy Gallegos
- **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`