---
name: "Norika Yamazaki, the Poet"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Samurai"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Vigilance"]
set: "NEO"
set_name: "Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty"
collector_number: "31"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Magali Villeneuve"
oracle_id: "6f143c8f-cb5c-4abc-a01b-b6813f5a524c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/norika-yamazaki-the-poet-neo"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Norika Yamazaki, the Poet
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Vigilance

## Oracle Text
Vigilance
Whenever a Samurai or Warrior you control attacks alone, you may cast target enchantment card from your graveyard this turn.

> *"The blades will have their say, but peace is built with words."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [A-Eiganjo Exemplar](/printing/a-eiganjo-exemplar-neo.md) — Enchantment Creature — Human Samurai
2. [Heiko Yamazaki, the General](/printing/heiko-yamazaki-the-general-neo.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
3. [Eiganjo Exemplar](/printing/eiganjo-exemplar-neo.md) — Enchantment Creature — Human Samurai
4. [Sunblade Samurai](/printing/sunblade-samurai-j25.md) — Enchantment Creature — Human Samurai
5. [A-Imperial Subduer](/printing/a-imperial-subduer-neo.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
6. [Peerless Samurai](/printing/peerless-samurai-neo.md) — Creature — Human Samurai

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #31
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Magali Villeneuve
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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