Art by Darrell Riche

Iizuka the Ruthless

Legendary Creature — Human Samurai

Bushido 2 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.) {2}{R}, Sacrifice a Samurai: Samurai creatures you control gain double strike until end of turn.

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Average Card Type Breakdown

Creature

27%

Instant

Sorcery

Artifact

19%

Enchantment

Land

35%

Average Mana Curve

13%

25%

35%

13%

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Most Played With Iizuka the Ruthless (168)

Akki Battle Squad

83% of decks · $5.06

Metallic Mimic

79% of decks · $1.37

Godo, Bandit Warlord

79% of decks · $1.21

Taurean Mauler

79% of decks · $0.76

Bloodline Pretender

76% of decks · $2.44

Universal Automaton

76% of decks · $0.65

Abrade

76% of decks · $0.32

Chaos Warp

69% of decks

Arcane Signet

69% of decks · $0.49

Archetype of Aggression

66% of decks · $2.18

Blasphemous Act

66% of decks · $0.88

Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms

65% of decks · $0.69

Adaptive Automaton

62% of decks · $0.44

Sol Ring

62% of decks · $1.38

Shared Animosity

62% of decks · $5.75

Untimely Malfunction

59% of decks · $9.10

Tenza, Godo's Maul

59% of decks · $1.49

Ruby Medallion

55% of decks · $14.49

Hazoret's Monument

55% of decks · $2.18

Heraldic Banner

55% of decks · $0.33

Mind Stone

55% of decks

Relentless Assault

52% of decks · $4.27

Vanquisher's Banner

52% of decks · $5.55

Fire Diamond

52% of decks · $0.39

Demand Answers

48% of decks · $0.63

Wayfarer's Bauble

48% of decks · $5.61

Maskwood Nexus

48% of decks · $3.33

Solemn Simulacrum

45% of decks · $0.34

Feldon of the Third Path

45% of decks · $1.27

Thrill of Possibility

45% of decks · $0.29

Faithless Looting

45% of decks · $0.39

Changeling Berserker

41% of decks · $0.45

Lightning Bolt

41% of decks · $0.87

Vandalblast

41% of decks · $1.70

Heirloom Blade

41% of decks · $0.30

Changeling Wayfinder

38% of decks · $0.26

Kindred Charge

38% of decks · $13.75

The Reaver Cleaver

38% of decks · $30.11

Herald's Horn

38% of decks · $5.82

Aggravated Assault

38% of decks · $36.65

Sizzling Changeling

36% of decks · $0.10

Crash Through

34% of decks · $0.16

Experimental Synthesizer

34% of decks · $0.40

Konda's Banner

34% of decks · $11.68

Obelisk of Urd

34% of decks · $2.80

Throne of Eldraine

34% of decks · $29.42

Quick-Draw Katana

33% of decks · $0.14

Unexpected Windfall

31% of decks · $3.03

Blades of Velis Vel

31% of decks · $0.20

Cursed Mirror

31% of decks · $0.30

Molten Echoes

31% of decks · $8.65

Rising of the Day

31% of decks · $0.49

Samurai's Katana

30% of decks · $0.25

Lizard Blades

28% of decks · $2.91

Jeska's Will

28% of decks · $41.42

Tormenting Voice

28% of decks · $0.28

Sword of Light and Shadow

28% of decks · $12.71

Icon of Ancestry

28% of decks · $0.36

Barkform Harvester

24% of decks · $0.21

Professional Face-Breaker

24% of decks · $6.43

Seething Song

24% of decks · $11.52

Chain Reaction

24% of decks · $0.30

Umezawa's Jitte

24% of decks · $21.13

Door of Destinies

24% of decks · $2.49

Swiftfoot Boots

24% of decks

Lightning Greaves

24% of decks · $4.00

The Fire Crystal

24% of decks · $6.26

Suplex

22% of decks · $0.22

Three Tree Mascot

21% of decks · $0.13

Seize the Spoils

21% of decks · $0.26

Gratuitous Violence

21% of decks · $0.40

Curse of Opulence

21% of decks · $4.67

Roaming Throne

17% of decks · $51.97

Deflecting Swat

17% of decks · $72.64

Bolt Bend

17% of decks · $5.18

Ronin Warclub

17% of decks · $0.36

Chainsaw

17% of decks · $1.79

Embercleave

17% of decks · $9.80

O-Naginata

17% of decks · $0.52

Urza's Incubator

17% of decks · $20.18

Kusari-Gama

17% of decks · $6.38

Mask of Memory

17% of decks · $0.41

Sword of the Animist

17% of decks · $5.42

Rooftop Percher

15% of decks · $0.21

Ogre-Head Helm

14% of decks · $0.21

Big Score

14% of decks · $0.41

Fiery Confluence

14% of decks · $0.42

Gamble

14% of decks · $18.85

Mana Geyser

14% of decks · $1.24

Sundering Eruption

14% of decks

Infiltration Lens

14% of decks · $2.03

Sword of Vengeance

14% of decks · $1.48

Caged Sun

14% of decks · $3.87

Patchwork Banner

14% of decks · $2.79

Worn Powerstone

14% of decks · $0.38

Uphill Battle

14% of decks · $5.30

Vow of Lightning

14% of decks · $0.28

Outpost Siege

14% of decks · $0.28

Buster Sword

14% of decks · $53.37

Electroduplicate

11% of decks · $0.66

Tannuk, Steadfast Second

11% of decks · $2.52

Paragon of Fierce Defiance

10% of decks · $0.16

Humble Defector

10% of decks · $0.30

Jaxis, the Troublemaker

10% of decks · $1.82

Burnished Hart

10% of decks · $0.30

Battle Hymn

10% of decks · $2.25

Siege Smash

10% of decks · $0.30

First Day of Class

10% of decks · $0.24

Valakut Awakening

10% of decks

Disrupt Decorum

10% of decks · $4.34

Wheel of Fortune

10% of decks

Zephyr Boots

10% of decks · $0.35

Sensei's Divining Top

10% of decks · $39.63

Tarrian's Soulcleaver

10% of decks · $4.05

Thran Power Suit

10% of decks · $1.02

Mimic Vat

10% of decks · $1.10

Helm of the Host

10% of decks · $5.15

Birthing Boughs

10% of decks · $0.35

Commander's Plate

10% of decks · $38.74

General's Kabuto

10% of decks · $8.20

Loxodon Warhammer

10% of decks · $2.58

Blackblade Reforged

10% of decks · $3.26

Basilisk Collar

10% of decks · $3.74

Fellwar Stone

10% of decks

Nyx Lotus

10% of decks · $4.71

Goblin War Drums

10% of decks · $1.58

Echoing Assault

10% of decks · $0.34

Genji Glove

10% of decks · $8.21

Firdoch Core

8% of decks · $0.28

Inti, Seneschal of the Sun

7% of decks · $1.48

Aether Membrane

7% of decks · $0.49

Mirror-Style Master

7% of decks · $0.32

Iron Myr

7% of decks · $0.74

Bloodmark Mentor

7% of decks · $2.07

Torbran, Thane of Red Fell

7% of decks · $5.44

Neheb, the Eternal

7% of decks · $8.69

Enduring Courage

7% of decks · $3.48

Heartless Hidetsugu

7% of decks · $2.78

Goblin Engineer

7% of decks · $8.82

Calamity, Galloping Inferno

7% of decks · $0.35

Pinnacle Monk

7% of decks

Reiterate

7% of decks · $16.78

Unleash Fury

7% of decks · $0.42

You See a Pair of Goblins

7% of decks · $0.33

Great Train Heist

7% of decks · $4.45

World at War

7% of decks · $12.58

Cathartic Reunion

7% of decks · $0.27

Seize the Day

7% of decks · $1.36

Twinflame

7% of decks · $0.85

Hammer of Purphoros

7% of decks · $0.28

Nemesis Mask

7% of decks · $10.71

No-Dachi

7% of decks · $0.29

Diamond Pick-Axe

7% of decks · $2.57

Brass Knuckles

7% of decks · $0.31

Commander's Sphere

7% of decks · $0.34

Strixhaven Stadium

7% of decks · $0.42

Gilded Lotus

7% of decks · $0.54

Thran Dynamo

7% of decks · $4.43

Rage Reflection

7% of decks · $1.80

Descent into Avernus

7% of decks · $13.20

Warstorm Surge

7% of decks · $1.43

Street Riot

7% of decks · $0.16

Mirror March

7% of decks · $1.97

Blood Moon

7% of decks · $6.94

Chandra, Torch of Defiance

7% of decks · $1.64

Koth, Fire of Resistance

7% of decks · $0.38

The Last Agni Kai

6% of decks · $2.14

Redirect Lightning

6% of decks · $10.85

New Cards

Samut, Hazoret's Champion

50% of decks · $3.06

Creatures (38)

Akki Battle Squad

83% of decks · $5.06

Metallic Mimic

79% of decks · $1.37

Godo, Bandit Warlord

79% of decks · $1.21

Taurean Mauler

79% of decks · $0.76

Bloodline Pretender

76% of decks · $2.44

Universal Automaton

76% of decks · $0.65

Archetype of Aggression

66% of decks · $2.18

Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms

65% of decks · $0.69

Adaptive Automaton

62% of decks · $0.44

Solemn Simulacrum

45% of decks · $0.34

Feldon of the Third Path

45% of decks · $1.27

Changeling Berserker

41% of decks · $0.45

Changeling Wayfinder

38% of decks · $0.26

Sizzling Changeling

36% of decks · $0.10

Lizard Blades

28% of decks · $2.91

Barkform Harvester

24% of decks · $0.21

Professional Face-Breaker

24% of decks · $6.43

Three Tree Mascot

21% of decks · $0.13

Roaming Throne

17% of decks · $51.97

Rooftop Percher

15% of decks · $0.21

Ogre-Head Helm

14% of decks · $0.21

Tannuk, Steadfast Second

11% of decks · $2.52

Paragon of Fierce Defiance

10% of decks · $0.16

Humble Defector

10% of decks · $0.30

Jaxis, the Troublemaker

10% of decks · $1.82

Burnished Hart

10% of decks · $0.30

Inti, Seneschal of the Sun

7% of decks · $1.48

Aether Membrane

7% of decks · $0.49

Mirror-Style Master

7% of decks · $0.32

Iron Myr

7% of decks · $0.74

Bloodmark Mentor

7% of decks · $2.07

Torbran, Thane of Red Fell

7% of decks · $5.44

Neheb, the Eternal

7% of decks · $8.69

Enduring Courage

7% of decks · $3.48

Heartless Hidetsugu

7% of decks · $2.78

Goblin Engineer

7% of decks · $8.82

Calamity, Galloping Inferno

7% of decks · $0.35

Pinnacle Monk

7% of decks

Instants (22)

Abrade

76% of decks · $0.32

Chaos Warp

69% of decks

Untimely Malfunction

59% of decks · $9.10

Demand Answers

48% of decks · $0.63

Thrill of Possibility

45% of decks · $0.29

Lightning Bolt

41% of decks · $0.87

Unexpected Windfall

31% of decks · $3.03

Blades of Velis Vel

31% of decks · $0.20

Seething Song

24% of decks · $11.52

Deflecting Swat

17% of decks · $72.64

Bolt Bend

17% of decks · $5.18

Big Score

14% of decks · $0.41

Battle Hymn

10% of decks · $2.25

Siege Smash

10% of decks · $0.30

First Day of Class

10% of decks · $0.24

Valakut Awakening

10% of decks

Reiterate

7% of decks · $16.78

Unleash Fury

7% of decks · $0.42

You See a Pair of Goblins

7% of decks · $0.33

Great Train Heist

7% of decks · $4.45

The Last Agni Kai

6% of decks · $2.14

Redirect Lightning

6% of decks · $10.85

Sorceries (22)

Blasphemous Act

66% of decks · $0.88

Relentless Assault

52% of decks · $4.27

Faithless Looting

45% of decks · $0.39

Vandalblast

41% of decks · $1.70

Kindred Charge

38% of decks · $13.75

Crash Through

34% of decks · $0.16

Jeska's Will

28% of decks · $41.42

Tormenting Voice

28% of decks · $0.28

Chain Reaction

24% of decks · $0.30

Suplex

22% of decks · $0.22

Seize the Spoils

21% of decks · $0.26

Fiery Confluence

14% of decks · $0.42

Gamble

14% of decks · $18.85

Mana Geyser

14% of decks · $1.24

Sundering Eruption

14% of decks

Electroduplicate

11% of decks · $0.66

Disrupt Decorum

10% of decks · $4.34

Wheel of Fortune

10% of decks

World at War

7% of decks · $12.58

Cathartic Reunion

7% of decks · $0.27

Seize the Day

7% of decks · $1.36

Twinflame

7% of decks · $0.85

Utility Artifacts (50)

Tenza, Godo's Maul

59% of decks · $1.49

Ruby Medallion

55% of decks · $14.49

Hazoret's Monument

55% of decks · $2.18

Vanquisher's Banner

52% of decks · $5.55

Wayfarer's Bauble

48% of decks · $5.61

Maskwood Nexus

48% of decks · $3.33

Heirloom Blade

41% of decks · $0.30

The Reaver Cleaver

38% of decks · $30.11

Herald's Horn

38% of decks · $5.82

Experimental Synthesizer

34% of decks · $0.40

Konda's Banner

34% of decks · $11.68

Obelisk of Urd

34% of decks · $2.80

Quick-Draw Katana

33% of decks · $0.14

Samurai's Katana

30% of decks · $0.25

Sword of Light and Shadow

28% of decks · $12.71

Icon of Ancestry

28% of decks · $0.36

Umezawa's Jitte

24% of decks · $21.13

Door of Destinies

24% of decks · $2.49

Swiftfoot Boots

24% of decks

Lightning Greaves

24% of decks · $4.00

The Fire Crystal

24% of decks · $6.26

Ronin Warclub

17% of decks · $0.36

Chainsaw

17% of decks · $1.79

Embercleave

17% of decks · $9.80

O-Naginata

17% of decks · $0.52

Urza's Incubator

17% of decks · $20.18

Kusari-Gama

17% of decks · $6.38

Mask of Memory

17% of decks · $0.41

Sword of the Animist

17% of decks · $5.42

Infiltration Lens

14% of decks · $2.03

Sword of Vengeance

14% of decks · $1.48

Buster Sword

14% of decks · $53.37

Zephyr Boots

10% of decks · $0.35

Sensei's Divining Top

10% of decks · $39.63

Tarrian's Soulcleaver

10% of decks · $4.05

Thran Power Suit

10% of decks · $1.02

Mimic Vat

10% of decks · $1.10

Helm of the Host

10% of decks · $5.15

Birthing Boughs

10% of decks · $0.35

Commander's Plate

10% of decks · $38.74

General's Kabuto

10% of decks · $8.20

Loxodon Warhammer

10% of decks · $2.58

Blackblade Reforged

10% of decks · $3.26

Basilisk Collar

10% of decks · $3.74

Genji Glove

10% of decks · $8.21

Hammer of Purphoros

7% of decks · $0.28

Nemesis Mask

7% of decks · $10.71

No-Dachi

7% of decks · $0.29

Diamond Pick-Axe

7% of decks · $2.57

Brass Knuckles

7% of decks · $0.31

Mana Artifacts (17)

Arcane Signet

69% of decks · $0.49

Sol Ring

62% of decks · $1.38

Heraldic Banner

55% of decks · $0.33

Mind Stone

55% of decks

Fire Diamond

52% of decks · $0.39

Throne of Eldraine

34% of decks · $29.42

Cursed Mirror

31% of decks · $0.30

Caged Sun

14% of decks · $3.87

Patchwork Banner

14% of decks · $2.79

Worn Powerstone

14% of decks · $0.38

Fellwar Stone

10% of decks

Nyx Lotus

10% of decks · $4.71

Firdoch Core

8% of decks · $0.28

Commander's Sphere

7% of decks · $0.34

Strixhaven Stadium

7% of decks · $0.42

Gilded Lotus

7% of decks · $0.54

Thran Dynamo

7% of decks · $4.43

Enchantments (17)

Shared Animosity

62% of decks · $5.75

Aggravated Assault

38% of decks · $36.65

Molten Echoes

31% of decks · $8.65

Rising of the Day

31% of decks · $0.49

Gratuitous Violence

21% of decks · $0.40

Curse of Opulence

21% of decks · $4.67

Uphill Battle

14% of decks · $5.30

Vow of Lightning

14% of decks · $0.28

Outpost Siege

14% of decks · $0.28

Goblin War Drums

10% of decks · $1.58

Echoing Assault

10% of decks · $0.34

Rage Reflection

7% of decks · $1.80

Descent into Avernus

7% of decks · $13.20

Warstorm Surge

7% of decks · $1.43

Street Riot

7% of decks · $0.16

Mirror March

7% of decks · $1.97

Blood Moon

7% of decks · $6.94

Planeswalkers (2)

Chandra, Torch of Defiance

7% of decks · $1.64

Koth, Fire of Resistance

7% of decks · $0.38

Utility Lands (17)

Castle Embereth

52% of decks

War Room

41% of decks

Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle

34% of decks

Teetering Peaks

31% of decks

Spinerock Knoll

31% of decks

Rogue's Passage

28% of decks

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

21% of decks

Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep

17% of decks

Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

17% of decks

Three Tree City

17% of decks

Ancient Tomb

14% of decks

Arena of Glory

14% of decks

Scavenger Grounds

10% of decks

Soulstone Sanctuary

7% of decks

Buried Ruin

7% of decks

Forgotten Cave

7% of decks

Faceless Haven

7% of decks

Lands (9)

Mountain

97% of decks

Myriad Landscape

52% of decks

Path of Ancestry

52% of decks

Cavern of Souls

14% of decks

Sundering Eruption

14% of decks

Valakut Awakening

10% of decks

Urza's Cave

7% of decks

Snow-Covered Mountain

7% of decks

Pinnacle Monk

7% of decks

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