Blademane Baku
Betrayers of Kamigawa 95 • common
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 95
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Edward P. Beard, Jr.
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on this creature.
1 generic mana, Remove X ki counters from this creature: For each counter removed, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Blademane Baku was released in 2005 as part of the Betrayers of Kamigawa set for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused on the ongoing conflict between the mortal forces of Kamigawa and the spirits, known as the Kami, that inhabit the world. As a member of the Spirit creature type, this card utilizes the splice onto arcane mechanic, which was a defining feature of the Kamigawa block, allowing players to augment their spells by grafting additional effects from spirits like the Baku.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Christopher Moeller, who contributed extensively to the visual identity of the Kamigawa block. Moeller’s design for the Baku sought to capture the ethereal and occasionally unsettling aesthetic of the Japanese folklore-inspired spirits. The card was received as a functional, lower-rarity utility piece within the set's draft environment, serving as a representative example of the creature-focused design philosophy that characterized the middle installment of the Kamigawa trilogy.
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