Konda's Hatamoto
Creature — Human Samurai
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
As long as you control a legendary Samurai, this creature gets +1/+2 and has vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #17655
Konda's Hatamoto enters as a 2/2 with vigilance and gets +1/+2 as long as you control a legendary creature — payoff for almost no setup in any Samurai or legendary-matters shell. The catch is the 1/2 baseline without a legend on board, which makes it a liability in opening hands when your commander hasn't landed yet; Raiyuu, Storm's Edge trivially solves that problem and runs it at a 15% clip.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Raiyuu, Storm's Edge
Raiyuu, Storm's Edge is legendary by definition, so Konda's Hatamoto hits its bonus the moment Raiyuu is in play — and the vigilance lets Hatamoto attack into Raiyuu's extra-combat trigger without leaving you tapped down for the follow-up swing.
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 |
Konda's Hatamoto is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially zero Constructed play outside Commander — a 2/2 for two with a conditional bonus simply doesn't compete in Legacy or Vintage. In Modern it's technically castable but the Samurai tribe has no meaningful presence there. Commander is where it lives, specifically in Samurai tribal or legendary-creature-dense lists where the bonus is always online and vigilance has real utility in combat math.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Konda's Hatamoto is bulk — pick it up without thinking twice if you're building Samurai tribal. Bulk commons and uncommons with narrow tribal applications rarely spike, so don't expect movement; grab the copy you need and move on.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.