Fallen Shinobi

nccNew Capenna Commander#338rare
{3}{U}{B}
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Oracle text

Creature — Zombie Ninja

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.

P/T5/4
Ability breakdown
Abilities
Ninjutsu {2}{U}{B}
TriggeredWhenever 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.
Rulings
  • 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.

Why you'd run this

Plays as
Combat Damage Trigger

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Where you can play it

commander
Legal to play
All formats
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal

Other printings

3 printings across 3 sets
Flavor & art
Illustrated by
Tomasz Jedruszek
Market & price history
Reference & links
Card details
Artist
Tomasz Jedruszek
Frame
2015
Language
EN
Border
black
Security stamp
oval