Cyan, Vengeful Samurai
Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
This spell costs 
less to cast for each creature card in your graveyard.
Double strike
Whenever one or more creature cards leave your graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on Cyan.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Final Fantasy Commander
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #10917
Cyan, Vengeful Samurai hits the board as a recursive threat that punishes opponents for removing it, making it a persistent problem rather than a one-time investment. The cost is real — it demands a specific shell to reach its ceiling — but Terra, Herald of Hope decks pay that tax happily.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
Terra, Herald of Hope runs Cyan, Vengeful Samurai in nearly half its decks because Cyan feeds directly into the value loops Terra enables, turning each recurrence into another trigger on a board that's already generating advantage.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Cyan, Vengeful Samurai actually lives — the 100-card singleton format gives it the redundancy and long-game conditions it needs to matter, and the 46% inclusion rate in Terra, Herald of Hope decks confirms it's not a fringe pickup. Legacy and Vintage allow it, but neither format has any appetite for a recursive creature at this rate when faster, more broken options exist. Oathbreaker is a legal home worth watching if its signature spell lines up, but Commander remains the primary venue.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Cyan, Vengeful Samurai is firmly bulk — easy to pick up as a four-of or a spec without thinking twice. Bulk rares tied to a single popular commander can tick up if that commander spikes in demand, but at this price you're buying for the effect, not the trajectory.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.