---
name: "Ronin Houndmaster"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Samurai"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Bushido", "Haste"]
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "184"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Edward P. Beard, Jr."
oracle_id: "69a3de91-bb18-4e37-975e-0f4becafa34f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ronin-houndmaster-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ronin Houndmaster
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Samurai
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Bushido, Haste

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

> *侍の中には名誉からかけ離れてしまい、犬だけが仲間だという者もいる。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Battle-Mad Ronin](/printing/battle-mad-ronin-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
2. [Ronin Cavekeeper](/printing/ronin-cavekeeper-sok.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
3. [Cursed Ronin](/printing/cursed-ronin-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
4. [Ronin Cliffrider](/printing/ronin-cliffrider-bok.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
5. [Nezumi Ronin](/printing/nezumi-ronin-chk.md) — Creature — Rat Samurai
6. [Reinforced Ronin](/printing/reinforced-ronin-neo.md) — Artifact Creature — Human Samurai

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #184
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Edward P. Beard, Jr.
- **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: `legal`