Budoka Pupil // Ichiga, Who Topples Oaks
Creature — Human Monk // Legendary Creature — Spirit
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on this creature.
At the beginning of the end step, if there are two or more ki counters on this creature, you may flip it.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #27470
Budoka Pupil // Ichiga, Who Topples Oaks flips into a 4/4 trampler that pumps itself — the payoff is real, but it asks you to have three +1/+1 counters on it before anything happens. That setup cost makes it a role-player in dedicated counter strategies rather than a standalone threat.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Budoka Pupil // Ichiga, Who Topples Oaks fits cleanly into Simic or mono-green counter strategies where hitting the flip threshold is routine rather than a stretch — think Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider or Hamza, Guardian of Arashin shells. In Legacy and Vintage it's functionally unplayed; the power ceiling is nowhere near what those formats demand, and the flip condition is slow against interaction-heavy fields. Modern has better two-drop threats at every angle, so Budoka Pupil // Ichiga, Who Topples Oaks won't find a home there either. Commander is the only format where the payoff is worth building around.
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Price Context
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Pricing data isn't available for Budoka Pupil // Ichiga, Who Topples Oaks right now, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market rates. Given its narrow application and age, copies tend to sit at bulk-rare territory — pick it up cheap if the deck calls for it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.