Tetsuo, Imperial Champion is a mythic Legendary Creature — Human Samurai from DMC (DMC) costing {U}{B}{R}. Current price: $0.4 USD. Legal in Commander.
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion
Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
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Whenever Tetsuo attacks, if it's equipped, choose one — • Tetsuo deals damage equal to the greatest mana value among Equipment attached to it to any target. • You may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand with mana value less than or equal to the greatest mana value among Equipment attached to Tetsuo without paying its mana cost.
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Tetsuo, Imperial Champion is a Legendary Creature — Human Samurai card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Whenever Tetsuo attacks, if it's equipped, choose one — • Tetsuo deals damage equal to the greatest mana value among Equipment attached to it to any target. • You may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand with mana value less than or equal to the greatest mana value among Equipment attached to Tetsuo without paying its mana cost."
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion has a mana cost of {U}{B}{R}, which equals 3.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires B, R, U mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion's mana cost of {U}{B}{R} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion has a mana value of 3.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion's current oracle text is: "Whenever Tetsuo attacks, if it's equipped, choose one — • Tetsuo deals damage equal to the greatest mana value among Equipment attached to it to any target. • You may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand with mana value less than or equal to the greatest mana value among Equipment attached to Tetsuo without paying its mana cost."
The current market price for Tetsuo, Imperial Champion is approximately $0.4 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.66 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.68 EUR.
You can purchase Tetsuo, Imperial Champion from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion normal: $0.4 | foil: $0.66
Format legality information for Tetsuo, Imperial Champion in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Format legality information for Tetsuo, Imperial Champion in Modern is not available.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Format legality information for Tetsuo, Imperial Champion in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Tetsuo, Imperial Champion in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Tetsuo, Imperial Champion is from DMC (DMC), with collector number 44.
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion is a mythic card in DMC.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion was illustrated by Lius Lasahido.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion is a 3/3 creature.
Power (3) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (3) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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