Konda's Hatamoto

Creature — Human Samurai

Bushido 1 (When this blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

As long as you control a legendary Samurai, Konda's Hatamoto gets +1/+2 and has vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (8)

Rorolith on R/W Double Faux-Aggro

4 years ago

Cut: Righteous Blow Add: Path to Exile

Cut: Konda's Hatamoto Add: Swiftblade Vindicator

Bloodfire Enforcers are completely useless in this deck because you only have instants.

I think you should add pump spells, because the double strike creatures don't have much power to deal damage.

I would also cut Dragon-Style Twins because you only have 9 noncreature spells in there. Boros Charm would be a good card to find a place for in your deck.

As for the sideboard Cut: Hallow Add: Leyline of Sanctity , it doesn't gain you any life but it can be out at the beginning of the game and won't cost you mana that you might not have because of that. I would not recommend having any lands in your deck, and would include graveyard hate in place of it such as: Tormod's Crypt , Nihil Spellbomb , Rest in Peace , Grafdigger's Cage , and Relic of Progenitus .

Also very good sideboard cards are Pithing Needle , Blood Moon , and Fry . When designing a sideboard, you want to think of all the most likely match ups, and then include cards in your sideboard that would work well against that deck. If you don't know the most common meta for decks, you can look here: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/metagame/modern/full#paper

Justin_Bop on

6 years ago

Typically, when playing a Collected Company deck, you would add more creatures to your deck to increase your chance of hitting two creatures. With only 10 "collectable' creatures in your deck currently, you have well below a 50% chance to hit two creatures, as shown by the graph below.

Collected Company Graph Show

Before going any further with the deck, you should really decide where you want to go with it. You could shape to fit a traditional tribal shell (see Slivers or Elves). Another option could be for you to focus your deck on a few, powerful Samurai with some equipment, removal, and protection without Collected Company.

Normal tribal decks tend to play Aether Vial, a powerful card if played on turn one, as it allows your deck to maintain speed and momentum in the early to mid game. Playing two creatures a turn as opposed to one creates many more explosive lines of play in a tribal deck. Moving into white with this strategy, Bushi Tenderfoot, Kentaro, the Smiling Cat, Hand of Honor, and Konda's Hatamoto seem like proper additions to the deck.

One problem that I see with running Samurai is it's lack of lords (creatures that buff all your same-tribe creatures, such as Lord of Atlantis in Merfolk) and offensive presence, as Bushido is a defensive mechanic. You will have trouble finishing off games quickly with this deck compared to all other tribal decks in modern. Some extraneous lords that you could include that aren't necessarily Samurai include Metallic Mimic and Adaptive Automaton.

If you decide to go with the less creature-centric deck, Time of Need is a fantastic card to go with your Legendary creature toolbox. Lightning Bolt is an efficient removal card, check out the Sword cycle for great equipment to go with your Samurai.

Hope this deck works out for you and can become more competitive, good luck and hope I could help :)

JonathanSamurai on Golden-Tail, Samurai Sensei

6 years ago

CaptSillva, Konda's Hatamoto is only good if there is a Legendary out. Realistically, I'll only see Sensei Golden-Tail each game and she is not resilient outside of combat (really not resilient at all) and is a huge target for removal.

Inner-Chamber Guard has a similar problem, being great on defense but subpar elsewhere. Honor of the Pure, a new addition, mitigates this somewhat but not enough. I need to build a board state quickly and swing wide, and 0-1 power won't cut it racing my opponents deck.

Kitsune Blademaster may be overcosted by today's standards, but 2/2 First Strike isn't how you look at him. In combat with a creature he is a 3/3 First Strike, which is still relevant in offense and defense. Being the only Samurai with this ability makes the value stand out even more. He has earned his slot.

CaptSillva on Golden-Tail, Samurai Sensei

6 years ago

Konda's Hatamoto and Inner-Chamber Guard aren't bad. I feel like you could cut the Kitsune Blademasters for one of these two.

ClockworkSwordfish on Hire a Samurai

6 years ago

You're missing some of the best samurai, friend! You should get a set of Samurai of the Pale Curtain as well as a fourth Hand of Honor. They can get a lot of early damage in and outfight other creatures for most of the game. Konda's Hatamoto is another creature I'd strongly recommend four of - it's quite easy to have a legendary samurai in play cheaply. It's flat-out better than Inner-Chamber Guard, for instance.

I'd also try to get a copy or two of Sensei Golden-Tail in there, as he's a two-mana legendary for the Hatamoto, and also gives you something to do with your mana later on. You can keep targeting the same creature with his ability to keep giving them more instances of bushido (having bushido 1 three times is identical to having bushido 3, for instance.) Maybe run a single Kentaro, the Smiling Cat, too - not because you'll need his ability, but it's worth making sure the Hatamoto is buffed! I dunno if Opal-Eye, Konda's Yojimbo is any good, but, um... he's cool.

Lastly, Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho seems like an obvious inclusion. The +3 power will let your mid-sized creatures compete even in the late game, and since they're all samurai, even trades in combat will become favourable for you. Try it out!

Making-a-new-account-Hopefully-I-can-get-my-old-Username on Samurai of Kamigawa

7 years ago

Dude! This looks so aesthetically pleasing! Thank you for making it. I think you'd love the good Opal-Eye, Konda's Yojimbo could do for you, as well as Sensei Golden-Tail(multiple instances of Bushido all trigger). If you had those two as well, Konda's Hatamoto might be viable as well :) Have a splendid day!

sylvannos on Golden-Tail, Samurai Sensei

7 years ago

Isn't Honor of the Pure just stronger than Call to Glory? You already have Path to Exile and Journey to Nowhere to remove blockers, so it's not like you get a whole lot of value out of combat tricks.

You can beat RDW easily if you board in Burrenton Forge-Tender or Kor Firewalker. Even though they're not samurai, their abilities will win games all on their own.

Also, have you ever used Konda's Hatamoto in this deck?

Great deck overall! +1 from me.

AwesomeName on Samurai Abstinence Patrol

8 years ago

Boros Charm, Sensei Golden-Tail, Konda's Hatamoto, maybe Bushi Tenderfoot although I'm not so sure, Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho, Call to Glory are some cards I could think of that might be worth considering.