Kuro's Taken
Creature — Rat Samurai
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #20053
Kuro's Taken is a one-mana 1/1 with fear that drains you one life per upkeep — a negligible evasive body stapled to a ticking life-loss penalty that rarely justifies the roster spot. In almost every black deck, there are better one-drops doing more for less.
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 |
Kuro's Taken is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, a 1/1 fear creature competes for slots against engines and value pieces, and the cumulative life drain becomes a real liability in longer games. Pauper is the one format where Kuro's Taken could theoretically see play — common-only evasive creatures are at a premium — but even there, the upkeep cost makes it a fringe option at best. In Legacy and Vintage, it doesn't register.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Kuro's Taken is deep bulk — the price reflects the demand accurately. It won't appreciate, and there's no competitive context likely to change that.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.