Tetsuo Umezawa
Legendary Creature — Human Archer
Tetsuo Umezawa can't be the target of Aura spells.
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: Destroy target tapped or blocking creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BRU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Masters Edition III
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #26640
Tetsuo Umezawa kills any tapped creature at instant speed for a three-mana activation, which is a repeatable removal engine stapled to a 3/3 body. The cost is everything else: five mana to cast, Grixis colors, and a restriction to creatures that are already tapped — so opponents who play carefully can simply ignore him.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Tetsuo Umezawa is a Commander card through and through — the activated ability rewards the longer game, where opponents will inevitably tap creatures to attack, block, or pay costs, and you have the mana to fire it repeatedly. In Legacy and Vintage he's legal but irrelevant; five mana for a creature with no immediate board impact doesn't compete in formats defined by turn-one and turn-two threats. As a commander himself in EDH, he slots into Grixis control shells that can force attacks with effects like Fumiko the Lowblood or tap creatures with Opposition, turning the restriction into a non-issue.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't currently available for Tetsuo Umezawa, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current figure. As an older, low-demand card with a narrow application, he tends to sit in the bargain bin — worth grabbing cheaply if you're building around him, but don't expect wide availability from local game stores.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.