---
name: "Vassal's Duty"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "48"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dave Dorman"
oracle_id: "7d84e667-2f14-437c-be4f-161b98d59341"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vassals-duty-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Vassal's Duty
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
{1}: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to target legendary creature you control this turn is dealt to you instead.

> *我が命は主君のもの。この命を主君の平安に捧げるより素晴らしき役は無し。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Oracle's Attendants](/printing/oracles-attendants-8ed.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Aegis of Honor](/printing/aegis-of-honor-ody.md) — Enchantment
3. [Martyrdom](/printing/martyrdom-all.md) — Instant
4. [Blood of the Martyr](/printing/blood-of-the-martyr-drk.md) — Instant
5. [Veteran Bodyguard](/printing/veteran-bodyguard-30a.md) — Creature — Human
6. [Nomads en-Kor](/printing/nomads-en-kor-tpr.md) — Creature — Kor Nomad Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #48
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dave Dorman
- **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`