Kumano's Pupils
Champions of Kamigawa 177 • uncommon
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 177
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Greg Hildebrandt
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
If a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn would die, exile it instead.
"Long before he reluctantly joined the war, stories spread of Kumano's followers winning victories against the kami."— *Observations of the Kami War*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Kumano's Pupils was released in 2004 as part of the Champions of Kamigawa expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set drew heavily from Japanese mythology and folklore, creating a distinct aesthetic departure from the high-fantasy themes that dominated earlier sets. The card was designed to feature the 'soulshift' mechanic, a hallmark of the Spirit creature type in Kamigawa that allowed players to return smaller spirits from their graveyard to their hand, emphasizing the interconnectedness of the set's cycle of life and death.
The artwork was commissioned from Greg Hildebrandt, one of the legendary Brothers Hildebrandt known for their extensive work on Tolkien-inspired art and Star Wars posters. Hildebrandt brought a painterly, textured approach to the character, depicting the pupils of the legendary monk Kumano in a way that highlights the fiery nature of red-aligned magic within the game. The card was received by players as a functional and flavorful uncommon, appreciated for both its mechanical utility in limited formats and its contribution to the immersive, narrative-driven world-building of the Kamigawa plane.
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