---
name: "Samurai of the Pale Curtain"
mana_cost: "{W}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Fox Samurai"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Bushido"]
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "43"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Christopher Moeller"
oracle_id: "6df6e834-1917-4bf4-b0b7-09834bf90fb2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/samurai-of-the-pale-curtain-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Samurai of the Pale Curtain
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Fox Samurai
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Bushido

## Oracle Text
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
If a permanent would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kitsune Dawnblade](/printing/kitsune-dawnblade-sok.md) — Creature — Fox Samurai
2. [Toshiro Umezawa](/printing/toshiro-umezawa-bok.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
3. [Silverstorm Samurai](/printing/silverstorm-samurai-bok.md) — Creature — Fox Samurai
4. [Devoted Retainer](/printing/devoted-retainer-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
5. [Inner-Chamber Guard](/printing/inner-chamber-guard-sok.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
6. [Samurai Enforcers](/printing/samurai-enforcers-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #43
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Christopher Moeller
- **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`