Yukora, the Prisoner
Legendary Creature — Demon Spirit
When Yukora leaves the battlefield, sacrifice all non-Ogre creatures you control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.51
- EDHREC rank
- #16853
Yukora, the Prisoner is a 5/5 for four mana — absurd rate — with a leaves-the-battlefield trigger that kills all your non-Demon creatures, which is either a non-issue or a deck-building constraint depending on how you build around it. Jon Irenicus, Shattered One turns the downside into a weapon: gift Yukora to an opponent, watch it die on their board, and let them eat the wrath.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jon Irenicus, Shattered One
Jon Irenicus, Shattered One donates Yukora, the Prisoner to an opponent, and when that opponent inevitably loses it — to sacrifice, removal, or a board wipe — Yukora's trigger fires on their board, wiping their non-Demon creatures while leaving yours untouched.
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 |
Yukora, the Prisoner is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's essentially a Commander card. In Legacy and Vintage, four mana for a 5/5 with a symmetrical-ish downside doesn't clear the bar when Reanimator and other black shells have better options at lower cost or higher ceiling. Commander is where Yukora earns its slot — specifically in Jon Irenicus, Shattered One lists that weaponize the leaves-the-battlefield trigger by donating it to opponents, or in Demon tribal builds where the downside is functionally blanked.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.51 bulk tier
At $0.51, Yukora, the Prisoner is bulk — cheap enough to slot into any Jon Irenicus list without a second thought. That price reflects its narrow playability outside of specific Commander archetypes, and there's no pressure to pick up copies urgently.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.