---
name: "Nagao, Bound by Honor"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Samurai"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Bushido"]
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "36"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dave Dorman"
oracle_id: "6207ec81-342a-49e4-ae07-426397eef0ec"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nagao-bound-by-honor-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nagao, Bound by Honor
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Bushido

## Oracle Text
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever Nagao attacks, Samurai creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Takeno, Samurai General](/printing/takeno-samurai-general-chk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
2. [Devoted Retainer](/printing/devoted-retainer-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
3. [Samurai Enforcers](/printing/samurai-enforcers-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
4. [Konda's Hatamoto](/printing/kondas-hatamoto-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
5. [Inner-Chamber Guard](/printing/inner-chamber-guard-sok.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
6. [Indebted Samurai](/printing/indebted-samurai-bok.md) — Creature — Human Samurai

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #36
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dave Dorman
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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