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Brothers Yamazaki
Legendary Creature — Human Samurai · 2R
Color identity: Red
Brothers Yamazaki is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
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.
Reference price of the card: €0.15
Average lands in decks for Brothers Yamazaki: 35
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Build your Brothers Yamazaki deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Brothers Yamazaki 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Brothers Yamazaki deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (61/100)
- Consistency58
- Speed54
- Interaction44
- Resilience91
- Closing64
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (11 nonbasic, 24 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Chaos Warp · Helm of the Host · Arcane Signet · Mirror Box · Ruby Medallion · Cursed Mirror · Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink · Blasphemous Act · Mirage Mirror · Blade of Selves · Delina, Wild Mage · Godo, Bandit Warlord · Jaxis, the Troublemaker · Mirror Gallery · Humble Defector · Twinflame · Mirror of the Forebears · The Fire Crystal · Mirage Phalanx · Flamerush Rider · Thrill of Possibility · Electroduplicate · Faithless Looting · Solemn Simulacrum · Big Score · Heat Shimmer · Tenza, Godo's Maul · Vandalblast · Abrade · Heiko Yamazaki, the General · Archetype of Aggression · Splinter Twin · Echoing Assault · Molten Duplication · Rionya, Fire Dancer · Sundial of the Infinite · Swiftfoot Boots · Mind Stone · Lightning Bolt · Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho · Unexpected Windfall · Professional Face-Breaker · Flameshadow Conjuring · Gamble · Hazoret's Monument · Gauntlet of Power · Demand Answers · Fire Diamond · Goblin Engineer · Untimely Malfunction · Combat Celebrant · Determined Iteration · Reckless Handling · Jeska's Will · Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker · Lizard Blades · Wild Magic Surge · Konda's Banner · Tibalt's Trickery · Mirror March · Caged Sun · Mirror-Style Master · Anger · War Room · Buried Ruin · Rogue's Passage · Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep · Myriad Landscape · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Mirrorpool · Arena of Glory · Castle Embereth · Forgotten Cave
🃏 Recommended cards for Brothers Yamazaki
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Brothers Yamazaki, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Mirror Box | 70% | +70% |
| Helm of the Host | 73% | +67% |
| Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink | 63% | +61% |
| Mirage Mirror | 62% | +60% |
| Mirror Gallery | 58% | +58% |
| Delina, Wild Mage | 60% | +58% |
| Blade of Selves | 60% | +58% |
| Godo, Bandit Warlord | 60% | +57% |
| Mirror of the Forebears | 56% | +54% |
| Jaxis, the Troublemaker | 58% | +54% |
| Mirage Phalanx | 54% | +53% |
| Humble Defector | 57% | +52% |
| Twinflame | 57% | +50% |
| Flamerush Rider | 52% | +50% |
| Electroduplicate | 51% | +47% |
| Heiko Yamazaki, the General | 45% | +44% |
| Heat Shimmer | 46% | +43% |
| Tenza, Godo's Maul | 46% | +43% |
| Splinter Twin | 44% | +42% |
| Echoing Assault | 42% | +41% |
| Rionya, Fire Dancer | 41% | +40% |
| Cursed Mirror | 63% | +40% |
| Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho | 39% | +39% |
| Archetype of Aggression | 44% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Brothers Yamazaki deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Mirage Mirror
- Godo, Bandit Warlord
- Mirror of the Forebears
- Jaxis, the Troublemaker
- Mirage Phalanx
- Humble Defector
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Mirror Box
- Helm of the Host
- Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
- Mirror Gallery
- Delina, Wild Mage
- Blade of Selves
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sundial of the Infinite
- Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
- Molten Echoes
- Dolmen Gate
- Gamble
- Witch's Clinic
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Brothers Yamazaki
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Zealous Conscripts → Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Heat Shimmer → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Brothers Yamazaki's color identity?
Brothers Yamazaki is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Brothers Yamazaki come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Brothers Yamazaki deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 35 % of the time and floods 15 %. Deck health: C+ (61/100).
How many lands should a Brothers Yamazaki deck run?
Real Brothers Yamazaki decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Brothers Yamazaki?
The three highest-synergy cards are Mirror Box, Helm of the Host, Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Brothers Yamazaki decks.
What combos does Brothers Yamazaki have?
Brothers Yamazaki has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Brothers Yamazaki deck cost?
You can start cheap: Mirage Mirror, Godo, Bandit Warlord, Mirror of the Forebears are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.