Benzai the Merchant
A 2-cost body that replaces itself with a card, and gives every Water replay effect something to reuse.
- IKZ cost
- 1Attack
- 2Health
- Water Entity
- Frog
- Merchant
- Wavecaller
Errata. Printed: “Subtypes: Frog, Wavecaller.” Official errata
How to play it
- Fumiko, Priestess of the Mists and Mirage Frog can return it so you replay it and draw again.
- Its Gate Power is 0, so a Hydromancy Gate portal refunds nothing. Play it straight into the Garden. With Gate of Echoed Waves, its portal can still return Aquatic Veil.
From The Gate
Azuki Tech Talk
AquabassNamed among the cheap Water bodies that flood the board around Stalking Assassin.
Aez's Shao Deck Guide, Q2 2026
AezOne of the 2-cost entities to play into the Garden on the ideal turn 3.
Water is Wet
AquabassUsed both for early bodies against fast decks and to dig for resources sooner in the Shao and Bobu matchups.
Play it
Details
- Card number
- STT02-007
- Rarity
- Common
- Released in
- Starter Deck 2
- Gate Power
- 0
- Illustrator
- Pandart Studio
- Tournament status
- Legal
Questions
What does Benzai the Merchant do in the Azuki TCG?
On Play: Draw 1. A 2-cost body that replaces itself with a card, and gives every Water replay effect something to reuse.
How much does Benzai the Merchant cost?
Benzai the Merchant costs 2 IKZ to play.
Is Benzai the Merchant legal in tournaments?
Yes. Benzai the Merchant is not banned, but it has official errata: use the updated text.
Does Benzai the Merchant have errata?
Yes. Gains the Merchant subtype. Printed: "Subtypes: Frog, Wavecaller." Now: "Subtypes: Frog, Merchant, Wavecaller."
What decks play Benzai the Merchant?
Shao V2 by Aez, Water is Wet by Aquabass, Flood & Drown by sooperceed, tadpolite · Peoria by tadpolite, zakai · Peoria by zakai, Shao Starter by Azuki, The Quiet Current by MochiBosu. You can play any of them free at IkuzoClash.
Who illustrated Benzai the Merchant?
Pandart Studio.
