Godo, Bandit Warlord (CMM)

Godo, Bandit Warlord
Casting Cost: {5}{R}
Card Type: Legendary Creature - Human Barbarian
Power/Toughness: 3/3

Card Text:
When Godo, Bandit Warlord enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an Equipment card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Whenever Godo attacks for the first time each turn, untap it and all Samurai you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Artist: Paolo Parente

Godo, Bandit Warlord is a unique legendary creature that caters to the Equipment and Samurai subthemes found in the Magic: The Gathering universe. With his ability to fetch any Equipment from the library upon entering the battlefield, Godo can be a powerful tool in a deck that utilizes Equipment synergies. This makes him a frequent commander in Equipment-focused Commander decks.

His secondary ability, which grants an additional combat phase the first time he attacks each turn, can be potentially devastating, especially when you equip him with powerful pieces of Equipment. While the inclusion of untapping Samurai is a nod to the Kamigawa block where he was originally from, the number of Samurai in most formats is limited. Still, if you're playing a Samurai-themed deck, this synergy can be quite useful.

Paolo Parente's artwork likely showcases Godo as a fearsome and authoritative figure, befitting his warlord status, possibly bearing arms or artifacts symbolizing his prowess in battle and his affinity with equipment.