Ebony Owl Netsuke
Artifact
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has seven or more cards in hand, this artifact deals 4 damage to that player.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $3.34
- EDHREC rank
- #12767
Ebony Owl Netsuke deals 4 damage to any opponent who ends their turn with seven or more cards in hand — and in group hug and forced-draw shells, that condition triggers almost every turn at the table. Two mana to put this online is the entire cost, making it one of the most efficient punisher pieces available to Kami of the Crescent Moon builds.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
Kami of the Crescent Moon draws every opponent a card at your upkeep, so opponents are perpetually flush with cards — Ebony Owl Netsuke converts that generosity into 4 damage per player per turn cycle, closing out games that Kami's passive would otherwise just stall.
Red Death, Shipwrecker
Red Death, Shipwrecker forces opponents to draw and discard, keeping hand sizes inflated at inconvenient moments — Ebony Owl Netsuke punishes exactly that bloated hand state, layering a damage clock on top of the discard pressure.
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 |
Ebony Owl Netsuke is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's realistically a Commander-only card. In Commander, the multiplayer table means three opponents potentially eating 4 damage each turn cycle, which adds up to lethal in a handful of rotations inside any dedicated wheel or group hug shell. In Legacy and Vintage the effect is far too slow and conditional — those formats end before hand-size punishers matter — and Modern lacks the critical mass of forced-draw commanders to make the engine tick. Commander is the one context where Ebony Owl Netsuke is genuinely threatening rather than a novelty.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$3.34 cheap tier
At $3.34, Ebony Owl Netsuke sits at the low end of the cheap tier — affordable enough to slot into any group hug or wheel build without budget friction. It's a niche card with a stable, narrow demand, so the price is unlikely to swing dramatically in either direction.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.