Sokenzan Spellblade
Creature — Ogre Samurai Shaman
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
: This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #26501
Sokenzan Spellblade turns every instant and sorcery into a free 1/1 body, letting spell-slinger decks accrue board presence without spending extra mana. The catch is a four-mana body with no immediate protection — it has to survive a turn to pay off.
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, Sokenzan Spellblade slots cleanly into Izzet and Jeskai spellslinger builds that already want to chain instants and sorceries — each spell adds a token without any additional investment. Pauper is where it quietly earns real respect: token generation stapled to a common-legal creature is strong, and tempo-oriented spellslinger shells can flood the board fast. In Legacy and Vintage the four-mana investment is simply too slow for the formats' redundancy and speed, making Sokenzan Spellblade a casual and Pauper card rather than a competitive one.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Sokenzan Spellblade is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box or grabbing a playset for less than a pack of gum. Bulk mythics and rares see price spikes when they find a competitive home, but this is a common with a narrow audience, so don't expect movement.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.