Tales of Master Seshiro // Seshiro's Living Legacy
Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Snake Warrior
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I, II — Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature or Vehicle you control. It gains vigilance until end of turn.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #15548
Tales of Master Seshiro // Seshiro's Living Legacy gives a creature a +1/+1 counter and vigilance on the front half, then flips into a 5/5 legendary Snake token with haste — all for three mana spread across two turns. It's a slow-burn value engine that earns its slot in Snake or Kamigawa-flavored decks but won't make the cut anywhere speed is a requirement.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Tales of Master Seshiro // Seshiro's Living Legacy is a Commander card front to back — the payoff only materializes over two turns, which is survivable in a 40-life multiplayer game but borderline unplayable in faster formats. In Modern and Pioneer the front half is too low-impact for the mana investment, and the token flip arrives far too late to matter against the format's threats. Pauper is where it's technically legal but practically absent; the format's efficiency bar is high and a three-mana enchantment that doesn't immediately affect the board doesn't compete. In Commander, specifically in Snake tribal or Kamigawa legend-matters shells, Tales of Master Seshiro earns its slot as a cheap enchantment that generates a relevant body and incidentally buffs a key creature along the way.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Tales of Master Seshiro // Seshiro's Living Legacy is deep bulk — pick it up in any common/uncommon lot without thinking twice. Narrow tribal appeal keeps the ceiling low, so don't expect the price to move unless Snake tribal becomes a breakout archetype.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.