Kitsune Dawnblade
Creature — Fox Samurai
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
When this creature enters, you may tap target creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #21571
Kitsune Dawnblade taps to end combat during the declare attackers step — a narrow, conditional effect stapled to a five-mana 2/2 with no other upside. The rate is simply too poor for any competitive or casual Commander environment where better answers exist at lower cost.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Kitsune Dawnblade is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially zero play across all of them. In Commander, a five-mana do-nothing body that requires tapping to maybe stop one combat is far below the power threshold when Fog effects and actual removal are available for less. In Pauper, the format's creature-heavy aggro decks close games before a five-drop tap ability matters. Legacy and Vintage move so fast that Kitsune Dawnblade never enters the conversation.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Kitsune Dawnblade is deep bulk — it costs less than a sleeve. That price reflects demand accurately and is unlikely to move; there is no spike scenario for a card this narrow.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.