Blademane Baku
Creature — Spirit
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on this creature.
, Remove X ki counters from this creature: For each counter removed, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Salvat 2005
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #26758
Blademane Baku is a Spirit that turns every Spirit or Arcane spell you cast into a +1/+1 counter, then cashes those counters for colorless double strike on demand. The payoff is real in a dedicated Spirit shell, but the ceiling is low enough outside that context that it rarely earns a slot.
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 |
Blademane Baku sees essentially zero play in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern — those formats move too fast for a 1/1 that needs several turns and a tribal setup to threaten anything. Pauper is where it has the most theoretical footing, since common-legal Spirit synergies exist and the power bar is lower, but even there it competes against more efficient threats. In Commander, a Spirit-tribal deck helmed by something like Kykar, Wind's Fury or Shorikai, Genesis Engine can reliably stack counters, and the colorless double strike activation means it doesn't strain your mana base — that's the one home where Blademane Baku is worth considering.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't currently available for Blademane Baku, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live figure. Given its narrow tribal application and low competitive demand, it typically shows up in bulk rare or cheap uncommon territory — expect to pay very little, which makes it easy to pick up as a spec for Spirit builds.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.