Battle-Mad Ronin
Creature — Human Samurai
Bushido 2 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.)
This creature attacks each combat if able.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #23478
Battle-Mad Ronin is a 2/1 double striker for two mana that demands you build around it — it's only a 1/1 without another Samurai or Warrior on the battlefield. In a dedicated tribal shell it punches well above its cost; outside one, it's a vanilla 1/1 that belongs nowhere near your 99.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Battle-Mad Ronin is a Pauper-legal common, and that's where it has the most to prove — aggressive red Samurai and Warrior synergy decks can turn on its double strike reliably, making it a legitimate two-drop in that format. In Modern and Legacy it's too fragile to compete; the condition for its full stats is trivially disrupted by a single removal spell on your other creature, and better aggressive two-drops exist at every price point. Commander is where Battle-Mad Ronin lands in the most niche role: it fits only in dedicated Samurai or Warrior tribal builds under commanders like Isshin, Two Heavens as One, where double strike has compounding value, but even there it competes with far more resilient options.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Battle-Mad Ronin is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any common box without thinking twice. That price is stable by definition; there's no demand driver that moves a conditional 2/1 off the floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.