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Fallen Shinobi

{3}{U}{B}

Creature — Zombie Ninja

MH1Modern Horizons#199rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 60–1793
Illustrator
Tomasz Jedruszek
Found in
Modern Horizons Booster Pack
Printings4EDHREC rank#2,051
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Ninjutsu {2}{U}{B} ({2}{U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles the top two cards of their library. Until end of turn, you may play those cards without paying their mana costs.
5/4
Ninjutsu
Plays as:
Combat Damage Trigger
Market · per finishspark updated 3h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+11.2%
$6.75
$4.50 low$0.50 gapTCGplayer
Foil+5.7%
$18.99
$15.96 low$4.46 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$6.75· across 4 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

9 · latest Jun 14, 2019
  • WotCJun 14, 2019

    Although the Ninja is attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature (for purposes of abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks, for example).

  • WotCJun 14, 2019

    Any cards you don't cast will remain in exile.

  • WotCJun 14, 2019

    As you activate a ninjutsu ability, you reveal the Ninja card in your hand and return the attacking creature. The Ninja isn't put onto the battlefield until the ability resolves. If it leaves your hand before then, it won't enter the battlefield at all.

  • WotCJun 14, 2019

    Casting an exiled card causes it to leave exile. You can't cast it multiple times.

  • WotCJun 14, 2019

    Fallen Shinobi's triggered ability doesn't change when you can play the exiled cards. For example, if a sorcery card is exiled, you can cast it only during your main phase when the stack is empty. If a land card is exiled, you can play it only during your main phase and only if you have an available land play remaining.

  • WotCJun 14, 2019

    If a creature in combat has first strike or double strike, you can activate the ninjutsu ability during the first-strike combat damage step. The Ninja will deal combat damage during the regular combat damage step, even if it has first strike.

  • WotCJun 14, 2019

    The creature with ninjutsu enters the battlefield attacking the same player or planeswalker that 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 or planeswalker it's attacking.

  • WotCJun 14, 2019

    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, the Ninja won't normally deal combat damage.

  • WotCJun 14, 2019

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