Kaito, Bane of Nightmares

dskDuskmourn: House of Horror#409mythic
{2}{U}{B}
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Oracle text

Legendary Planeswalker — Kaito

Ninjutsu {1}{U}{B} ({1}{U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)

During your turn, as long as Kaito has one or more loyalty counters on him, he's a 3/4 Ninja creature and has hexproof.

+1: You get an emblem with "Ninjas you control get +1/+1."

0: Surveil 2. Then draw a card for each opponent who lost life this turn.

−2: Tap target creature. Put two stun counters on it.

Loyalty4
Ability breakdown
Abilities
Ninjutsu {1}{U}{B}
StaticDuring your turn, as long as Kaito has one or more loyalty counters on him, he's a 3/4 Ninja creature and has hexproof.
Loyalty+1: You get an emblem with "Ninjas you control get +1/+1."
Loyalty0: Surveil 2. Then draw a card for each opponent who lost life this turn.
Loyalty−2: Tap target creature. Put two stun counters on it.
Rulings
  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    Although Kaito enters attacking when his ninjutsu ability resolves, he was never declared as an attacking creature (for purposes of abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks, for example).

  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    As you activate Kaito's ninjutsu ability, you reveal Kaito from your hand and return the attacking creature. Kaito isn't put onto the battlefield until the ability resolves. If Kaito leaves your hand before then, he won't enter at all.

  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    If an opponent lost life this turn and subsequently lost the game, Kaito's fourth ability still counts that player when determining how many cards to draw.

  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    If at least one creature in combat has first strike or double strike, you can activate Kaito's ninjutsu ability during the first-strike combat damage step. In that case, Kaito will deal combat damage during the regular combat damage step, even if he has first strike.

  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    Kaito enters attacking the same player, planeswalker, or battle the returned creature was attacking. This is a rule specific to ninjutsu; in other cases, when a creature is put onto the battlefield attacking, that creature's controller chooses which player, planeswalker, or battle it's attacking.

  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    Kaito's fourth ability cares whether opponents lost life this turn, not how their life totals changed. For example, an opponent who gained 2 life and lost 1 life in the same turn still lost life that turn.

  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    Kaito's second ability causes him to stop being a planeswalker during your turn as long as he has at least one loyalty counter on him. While he's a creature, damage dealt to him won't cause loyalty counters to be removed. You can still activate Kaito's loyalty abilities.

  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    One or more stun counters on a permanent create a single replacement effect that stops the permanent from untapping. That effect is "If a permanent with a stun counter on it would become untapped, instead remove a stun counter from it."

  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    The ninjutsu ability can be activated during the declare blockers step, combat damage step, or end of combat step. If you wait until after the declare blockers step, because all combat damage is dealt at once, Kaito won't normally deal combat damage.

  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    The ninjutsu ability can be activated only after blockers have been declared. Before then, attacking creatures are neither blocked nor unblocked.

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Illustrated by
Richard Luong
Where you can play it
commander
Legal to play
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Format legality
AlchemyLegal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal

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Card details
Artist
Richard Luong
Frame
showcase, inverted
Language
EN
Border
borderless
Security stamp
oval