---
name: "Kami of the Honored Dead"
mana_cost: "{5}{W}{W}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Soulshift"]
set: "BOK"
set_name: "Betrayers of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "12"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mark Zug"
oracle_id: "be6d78c7-b7fb-46a9-99ea-f10d21c3da58"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kami-of-the-honored-dead-bok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kami of the Honored Dead
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{W}{W}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Soulshift

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you gain that much life.
Soulshift 6 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value 6 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kami of the Palace Fields](/printing/kami-of-the-palace-fields-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Kami of Lunacy](/printing/kami-of-lunacy-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Hundred-Talon Kami](/printing/hundred-talon-kami-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Gibbering Kami](/printing/gibbering-kami-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Deathknell Kami](/printing/deathknell-kami-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Kami of Empty Graves](/printing/kami-of-empty-graves-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) #12
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mark Zug
- **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`