Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima
Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
Whenever Jin Sakai deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Whenever a creature you control attacks a player, if no other creatures are attacking that player, choose one —
• Standoff — It gains double strike until end of turn.
• Ghost — It can't be blocked this turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BUW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- $104.53
- EDHREC rank
- #8157
Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima puts a token-generating, combat-warping engine on the battlefield the turn it lands — the flash and stealth stapling makes it nearly impossible to answer before it's already done damage. The cost is a steep mana investment and a price tag that makes Noctis, Heir Apparent decks the primary justified home.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Noctis, Heir Apparent
Noctis, Heir Apparent's ability to leverage legendaries and token synergies turns Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima into a repeatable threat engine — Jin's token production and evasive pressure slot directly into what Noctis wants to be doing every combat step.
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 the clear home for Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima — the multiplayer environment gives its sustained token generation and combat pressure enough time to generate real advantage, and the singleton format means the legend rule is a non-issue. Legacy and Vintage technically allow it, but the mana cost and creature-centric payoff have no place in those formats' threat hierarchies. Oathbreaker is legal and theoretically viable, but the compressed game length cuts into Jin Sakai's long-game value. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
If Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima is out of budget, Sakura-Tribe Elder and Thalisse, Reverent Medium cover parts of the equation — token generation and value accumulation — at a fraction of the cost, though neither brings the flash threat density or the combat keyword package Jin Sakai delivers in a single card. You're trading raw efficiency for accessibility, and the gap is real.
Price Context
Current price
$104.53 premium tier
At $104.53, Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima sits firmly in premium territory — the kind of price point that demands a deck built to maximize its specific strengths. It's a newly released IP crossover card, which historically holds value with collector demand but can dip once supply stabilizes.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.