---
name: "Tetsuo Umezawa"
mana_cost: "{U}{B}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Archer"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "ME3"
set_name: "Masters Edition III"
collector_number: "179"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Julie Baroh"
oracle_id: "ff132d04-c3a9-4949-83ba-d80bcbcd7b9b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tetsuo-umezawa-me3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Tetsuo Umezawa
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{B}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Archer

## Oracle Text
Tetsuo Umezawa can't be the target of Aura spells.
{U}{B}{B}{R}, {T}: Destroy target tapped or blocking creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tor Wauki](/printing/tor-wauki-me3.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Archer
2. [Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive](/printing/tetsuko-umezawa-fugitive-cmm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
3. [Arbalest Elite](/printing/arbalest-elite-m12.md) — Creature — Human Archer
4. [Samite Archer](/printing/samite-archer-inv.md) — Creature — Human Cleric Archer
5. [D'Avenant Archer](/printing/davenant-archer-me3.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Archer
6. [Setessan Starbreaker](/printing/setessan-starbreaker-bng.md) — Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition III (ME3) #179
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Julie Baroh

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2004-10-04)* This card can be enchanted by moving Auras onto it. The “can’t be the target” text is different from “can’t be enchanted” in that it only applies to Aura spells when they are being cast.
- *(2009-10-01)* Tetsuo Umezawa can be targeted by abilities from Auras.