REDHREC #23107

Brothers Yamazaki

Legendary Creature — Human Samurai

Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) If there are exactly two permanents named Brothers Yamazaki on the battlefield, the "legend rule" doesn't apply to them. Each other creature named Brothers Yamazaki gets +2/+2 and has haste.

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“Clone two Brothers Yamazaki, turn sideways for 8 haste damage.”

PlaystyleAggro

DifficultyIntermediate

Wins viaCommander damage, Combat damage

ThemesTokens, Sacrifice

Strategy

How this commander wants to play

Brothers Yamazaki is a unique legend that rewards you for breaking the normal singleton rule—you can have two copies on the battlefield simultaneously, and they'll pump each other while ignoring the legend rule. Your gameplan is to tutor, clone, or otherwise get both Yamazakis into play, then swing in with a pair of aggressive 4/3 haste creatures that grow even larger when they block. Beyond the brothers themselves, you'll lean on red's strengths: artifact-based cloning effects, token generators that create Yamazaki copies, and ways to cheat multiple legends into play. The deck wins through commander damage and combat beats, turning a humble samurai into a genuine threat.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.

Key Synergies

Cards that especially shine here

Budget Build

Same gameplan, less money

Swap pricey clone spells like Phantasmal Image for budget alternatives like Molten Primordial or copy effects from cards like Feldon of the Third Path.