Art by Manuel Castañón
Commander deckBUW
Splinter, Radical Rat
Use cheap evasive attackers and double-strike equipment to trigger Ninjutsu damage abilities twice per combat, closing out the game with Yuriko and heavy-hitting ninja synergies.
Asked for“Hey i want a deck on splinter radical rat. Using double strike to have more ninja trigger and shredder/yuriko/dark léo & shredder as conditon win”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Splinter, Radical Rat
1WBWBLegendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Rat
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Ornithopter of Paradise
2Artifact Creature — Thopter
flying mana dork that doubles as a Ninjutsu enabler
Card Draw
10
Baleful Strix
UBArtifact Creature — Bird
cantrip flying blocker and Ninjutsu target
Ledger Shredder
1UCreature — Bird Advisor
connives repeatedly to filter cards and grow as a threat
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
24
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
1UBLegendary Creature — Human Ninja
burns the table through Ninjutsu combat damage triggers
Ingenious Infiltrator
2UBCreature — Vedalken Ninja
draws cards whenever any ninja deals combat damage
Satoru Umezawa
1UBLegendary Creature — Human Ninja
gives every creature Ninjutsu and filters cards
Satoru, the Infiltrator
UBLegendary Creature — Human Ninja Rogue
draws cards when ninjas enter without being cast
Silver-Fur Master
UBCreature — Rat Ninja
reduces Ninjutsu costs and buffs ninjas and rats
Moon-Circuit Hacker
1UEnchantment Creature — Human Ninja
cheap Ninjutsu looter and card advantage
Thousand-Faced Shadow
UCreature — Human Ninja
clones other attacking creatures on Ninjutsu entry
Mist-Syndicate Naga
2UCreature — Snake Ninja
multiplies exponentially upon dealing combat damage
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
1BBLegendary Creature — Rat Ninja
casts spells from opponents libraries for life
Prosperous Thief
2UCreature — Human Ninja
generates Treasures on ninja combat damage
Dokuchi Silencer
1BCreature — Human Ninja
turns combat damage into creature and planeswalker removal
Ninja of the Deep Hours
3UCreature — Human Ninja
classic Ninjutsu card draw engine
Throat Slitter
4BCreature — Rat Ninja
destroys nonblack creatures on combat connection
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
4BBLegendary Creature — Rat Ninja
reanimates creatures from opponent graveyards on hit
Changeling Outcast
BCreature — Shapeshifter
unblockable rat and ninja for Ninjutsu bounce
Ornithopter
0Artifact Creature — Thopter
zero-mana flying enabler for early Ninjutsu
Memnite
0Artifact Creature — Construct
zero-mana creature to facilitate turn-one attacks
Slither Blade
UCreature — Snake Rogue
unblockable one-drop to guarantee combat damage
Kaito Shizuki
1UBLegendary Planeswalker — Kaito
creates unblockable ninjas and loots consistently
Utility
8
Fireshrieker
3Artifact — Equipment
grants double strike to double combat damage triggers
Brass Knuckles
4Artifact — Equipment
equipment granting double strike to key attackers
Grappling Hook
4Artifact — Equipment
grants double strike and forces favorable combat blocks
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
provides shroud and haste to key creatures
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
protects key commanders and enables immediate attacks
Smoke Shroud
1UEnchantment — Aura
auto-attaches to ninjas from the graveyard for evasion and power
Inquisitor's Flail
2Artifact — Equipment
doubles combat damage dealt by unblocked attackers
