Numai Outcast
Creature — Human Samurai
Bushido 2 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.)
, Pay 5 life: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #28929
Numai Outcast enters as a 1/1 and can pay life to grow into a 4/4 trampler — reasonable stats for the cost, but the life payment is real and the effect is a one-time pump rather than a persistent threat. It's a role-player at best, and most black Commander decks have better options for a three-mana slot.
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 |
In Commander, Numai Outcast competes in a format where three-mana creatures need to either generate immediate value or close games — a vanilla-ish body that trades life for trample rarely clears that bar. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the powered environments demand far more than a situational 4/4. Modern has no realistic home for it either, given the density of efficient threats at this cost. Numai Outcast is a Limited card that occasionally shows up in life-payment Commander builds, and even there it's fringe.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Numai Outcast is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a trade binder and stays there. The price accurately reflects demand, and there's no meaningful upside scenario that changes that.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.