Eiganjo Uprising
Sorcery
Create X 2/2 white Samurai creature tokens with vigilance. They gain menace and haste until end of turn.
Each opponent creates X minus one 2/2 white Samurai creature tokens with vigilance.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Promos
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #12813
Eiganjo Uprising puts a pile of Samurai tokens onto the battlefield scaled to how many creatures you already control — the more developed your board, the more it snowballs. The cost is that it does nothing without an existing board presence, which makes it a dead draw when you're behind. In Raiyuu, Storm's Edge decks that attack early and often, the ceiling is high enough to run it without hesitation.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Raiyuu, Storm's Edge
Raiyuu, Storm's Edge triggers on solo attackers, which means Eiganjo Uprising's token flood directly enables repeated extra-combat chains — more Samurai tokens means more eligible attackers for future turns.
Aurelia, the Law Above
Aurelia, the Law Above rewards wide Soldier and Warrior boards with counters and extra combats, and Eiganjo Uprising dumps enough tokens in one shot to make those triggers fire at scale.
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Noble Heritage
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Noble Heritage goads opponents' creatures and benefits from having a large defensive presence, so the sudden board presence Eiganjo Uprising generates both protects you and keeps the goad engine relevant.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Eiganjo Uprising is a Commander card through and through — the token count scales with a developed multiplayer board in ways that simply don't translate to 1v1 formats where your creature count rarely climbs high enough to justify six mana. In Modern and Pioneer it's legal but outclassed; token strategies in those formats want lower curves and more consistent payoffs than a top-end sorcery. Legacy and Vintage have the raw power to make six-mana sorceries feel painful regardless of upside. Commander is where Eiganjo Uprising earns its slot, specifically in Boros creature strategies that can hit turn six with five or more creatures already in play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Eiganjo Uprising is bulk — pick it up without a second thought if the deck calls for it. Bulk rares with narrow homes rarely appreciate, so treat this as a pure utility acquisition rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Raiyuu, Storm's Edge
- Aurelia, the Law Above
- Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Noble Heritage
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.