---
name: "Takeno, Samurai General"
mana_cost: "{5}{W}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Samurai"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Bushido"]
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "46"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Matt Cavotta"
oracle_id: "f995e0cc-b2bd-41c3-8c08-c8873312cebe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/takeno-samurai-general-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Takeno, Samurai General
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{W}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Bushido

## Oracle Text
Bushido 2 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.)
Each other Samurai creature you control gets +1/+1 for each point of bushido it has.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Samurai Enforcers](/printing/samurai-enforcers-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
2. [Takeno's Cavalry](/printing/takenos-cavalry-bok.md) — Creature — Human Samurai Archer
3. [Konda's Hatamoto](/printing/kondas-hatamoto-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
4. [Nagao, Bound by Honor](/printing/nagao-bound-by-honor-chk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
5. [Inner-Chamber Guard](/printing/inner-chamber-guard-sok.md) — Creature — Human Samurai
6. [Devoted Retainer](/printing/devoted-retainer-chk.md) — Creature — Human Samurai

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #46
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Matt Cavotta
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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