---
name: "Tetsuo, Imperial Champion"
mana_cost: "{U}{B}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Samurai"
colors: ["B", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "DMC"
set_name: "Dominaria United Commander"
collector_number: "44"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Lius Lasahido"
oracle_id: "1111e042-0bce-4819-ab42-9912aed4d930"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tetsuo-imperial-champion-dmc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Tetsuo, Imperial Champion
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{B}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
Whenever Tetsuo attacks, if it's equipped, choose one —
• Tetsuo deals damage equal to the greatest mana value among Equipment attached to it to any target.
• You may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand with mana value less than or equal to the greatest mana value among Equipment attached to Tetsuo without paying its mana cost.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Samurai's Katana](/printing/samurais-katana-fin.md) — Artifact — Equipment
2. [Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms](/printing/gilgamesh-master-at-arms-fin.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
3. [Ronin, Shadow Stalker](/printing/ronin-shadow-stalker-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Hero
4. [Buster Sword](/printing/buster-sword-fin.md) — Artifact — Equipment
5. [Ancestral Katana](/printing/ancestral-katana-neo.md) — Artifact — Equipment
6. [Taj-Nar Swordsmith](/printing/taj-nar-swordsmith-c17.md) — Creature — Cat Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United Commander (DMC) #44
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Lius Lasahido
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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