Shimatsu the Bloodcloaked
Legendary Creature — Demon Spirit
As Shimatsu enters, sacrifice any number of permanents. Shimatsu enters with that many +1/+1 counters on it.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #25532
Shimatsu the Bloodcloaked enters as a potentially massive threat — sacrifice any number of permanents and it gets that many +1/+1 counters — but it arrives with zero power and toughness until you pay that cost, meaning it's only as good as what you're willing to throw into it. The ceiling is enormous in sacrifice-heavy shells; the floor is a 0/0 that dies before it resolves.
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 |
Shimatsu the Bloodcloaked sees essentially no play in Legacy, Modern, or Vintage — formats where a four-mana creature that demands additional resource investment to be relevant can't compete with the speed of those environments. Commander is where it actually makes sense: sacrifice synergies are abundant, token producers can feed it a dozen counters in one trigger, and the political spectacle of a surprise 15/15 is a real game-state event. In Oathbreaker it's technically legal but too slow and too contingent to see serious play there either.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Shimatsu the Bloodcloaked is deep bulk — the kind of card you find in a collection box, not a singles order. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a breakout Commander deck pushes it into the spotlight.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.