Samurai of the Pale Curtain
The List CHK-43 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- CHK-43
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
If a permanent would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Samurai of the Pale Curtain was originally printed in the 2004 Champions of Kamigawa expansion, a set deeply rooted in Japanese folklore and mythology. Designed as a core component of the samurai creature type, the card features the Bushido ability, a thematic mechanic meant to represent the martial discipline and honor of the warriors in the Kamigawa plane. The card’s artwork, rendered by artist Daren Bader, captures the ethereal and ghostly nature of the warriors during the set's central conflict between the spirit world and the mortal realm.
The card was later included in 'The List,' a curated collection of reprints periodically inserted into Set Boosters to allow players to access older, iconic cards. Its inclusion in this list highlights its functional status as a quintessential white-aligned creature from the Kamigawa era. The design was praised for its balance in competitive play, serving as an early-game threat that forces opponents to carefully consider their combat strategies due to the scaling power granted by Bushido.
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