Bushi Tenderfoot // Kenzo the Hardhearted
Creature — Human Soldier // Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
When a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, flip this creature.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #19563
Bushi Tenderfoot // Kenzo the Hardhearted asks a lot — flip requires a creature getting a +1/+1 counter removed from it after combat damage — and pays off with a 3/4 double strike, bushido 2 powerhouse. The setup cost is real, but Kenzo the Hardhearted is one of the most threatening two-drop payoffs in white-black aggro if you can engineer the flip.
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, Bushi Tenderfoot // Kenzo the Hardhearted is a casual-table pick for Samurai or bushido tribal decks, particularly under generals that care about combat or counters — the flip condition is genuinely hard to satisfy at a table of three opponents all trying to kill you first. In Legacy and Vintage it's unplayed; a 1/1 for one with hoops attached doesn't compete with the format's baseline threats. Modern is the most plausible competitive home, though even there Kenzo the Hardhearted hasn't broken through — double strike is powerful, but the flip condition makes it fragile as a game plan.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Bushi Tenderfoot // Kenzo the Hardhearted is deep bulk — it's never been a constructed staple and the price reflects that. Pick it up freely for a Samurai tribal build; there's no financial risk and no expectation of appreciation.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.