Ronin Houndmaster
Creature — Human Samurai
Haste
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #24319
Ronin Houndmaster enters with a 2/2 Dog token and grants both creatures haste — three power worth of immediate attack for three mana. The rate is fair but unremarkable; you run it when your deck specifically wants the token body alongside the haste, not as a general-purpose threat.
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 |
In Commander, Ronin Houndmaster earns a slot in Dog-tribal builds or token-go-wide decks that need cheap, self-contained haste enablers — commanders like Kathril or Jinnie Fay can extract value from the token, but it's never a staple. In Pauper, three mana for a hasty 2/2 plus a 2/2 is a real two-for-one at common, and the immediate board presence matters in a format where tempo is everything. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — Ronin Houndmaster doesn't come close to the power threshold those formats demand.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Ronin Houndmaster is deep bulk — grab a copy without thinking twice if it fits a slot. Don't expect the price to move; it's a common with narrow application and no competitive demand pulling it upward.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.