---
name: "Kuro's Taken"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Rat Samurai"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Bushido", "Regenerate"]
set: "SOK"
set_name: "Saviors of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Puddnhead"
oracle_id: "8b787ba5-0b87-449f-98cd-9454445e2f48"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kuros-taken-sok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Kuro's Taken
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Rat Samurai
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Bushido, Regenerate

## Oracle Text
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
{1}{B}: Regenerate this creature.

> *Simple bargains are the most tempting, and oni bargains are the simplest of all: eternal life for eternal service.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Numai Outcast](/printing/numai-outcast-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
2. [Isao, Enlightened Bushi](/printing/isao-enlightened-bushi-bok.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
3. [Nezumi Ronin](/printing/nezumi-ronin-chk.md) — Creature — Rat Samurai
4. [Cursed Ronin](/printing/cursed-ronin-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
5. [Battle-Mad Ronin](/printing/battle-mad-ronin-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
6. [Devoted Retainer](/printing/devoted-retainer-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) #79
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Puddnhead
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`