---
name: "Sunblade Samurai"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment Creature — Human Samurai"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Vigilance", "Channel"]
set: "NEO"
set_name: "Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty"
collector_number: "315"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Shirai Hidemi"
oracle_id: "b767bd0a-a8fe-49d7-a3e7-4f9ac6a3280f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sunblade-samurai-neo"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sunblade Samurai
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment Creature — Human Samurai
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Vigilance, Channel

## Oracle Text
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
Channel — {2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You gain 2 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Norika Yamazaki, the Poet](/printing/norika-yamazaki-the-poet-neo.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
2. [Bladed Sentinel](/printing/bladed-sentinel-mbs.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
3. [Sun Sentinel](/printing/sun-sentinel-m19.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Topan Freeblade](/printing/topan-freeblade-ima.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Sunrise Seeker](/printing/sunrise-seeker-plst.md) — Creature — Human Scout
6. [Veteran Cavalier](/printing/veteran-cavalier-9ed.md) — Creature — Human Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #315
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Shirai Hidemi
- **Total Printings:** 28 across all historical editions

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