---
name: "Shinka Gatekeeper"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Ogre Warrior"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "BOK"
set_name: "Betrayers of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "117"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "7792d3af-5c64-4d0a-a2b3-b903d787b0ab"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shinka-gatekeeper-bok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shinka Gatekeeper
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Ogre Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to you.

> *"Entender no es una virtud de los ogros. No intentes razonar tu entrada a la fortaleza Shinka."
—Kiku, flor de la noche*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Jackal Pup](/printing/jackal-pup-tmp.md) — Creature — Jackal
2. [Indentured Oaf](/printing/indentured-oaf-rav.md) — Creature — Ogre Warrior
3. [Mogg Maniac](/printing/mogg-maniac-plst.md) — Creature — Goblin
4. [Hasran Ogress](/printing/hasran-ogress-arn.md) — Creature — Ogre
5. [Firedrinker Satyr](/printing/firedrinker-satyr-ths.md) — Creature — Satyr Shaman
6. [Somberwald Vigilante](/printing/somberwald-vigilante-ddl.md) — Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) #117
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **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`