Art by Manuel Castañón
Commander deckBUW
Splinter, Radical Rat
Abuse Ninja combat triggers and ninjutsu mechanics by pairing evasive low-cost enablers with high-impact Ninjas, tribal enchantments, and spell-based ritual ramp without relying on any artifacts.
Asked for“Quero que faça um deck de trigger como Splinter Radical Rat como comandante, que abuse de triggers de Ninja, qualquer ninja, de qualquer forma. Sem budget, apenas quero ver as opções, não coloque mana, não coloque artefatos, apenas ninjas que funcinam ckm o Splinter”
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 · 59 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
7
Sacrifice
BInstant
sacrifices a creature to generate mana equal to its mana value
Bog Witch
2BCreature — Human Spellshaper
creature that turns spare cards into Dark Rituals
Songs of the Damned
BInstant
generates black mana based on creatures in the graveyard
Card Draw
9
Rhystic Study
2UEnchantment
punishes opponents casting spells with steady card draw
Mystic Remora
UEnchantment
early game card drawing engine against noncreature spells
Coastal Piracy
2UUEnchantment
draws a card whenever a creature deals combat damage
Removal
9
Fierce Guardianship
2UInstant
free counterspell to protect commander or board state
Threats/Wincons
24
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
1UBLegendary Creature — Human Ninja
drains opponents and draws cards whenever a Ninja deals combat damage
Satoru Umezawa
1UBLegendary Creature — Human Ninja
grants ninjutsu to all creatures and digs for threats
Satoru, the Infiltrator
UBLegendary Creature — Human Ninja Rogue
draws cards whenever creatures enter without being cast
Fallen Shinobi
3UBCreature — Zombie Ninja
steals and casts spells from opponents' libraries on combat damage
Ingenious Infiltrator
2UBCreature — Vedalken Ninja
draws cards on Ninja combat damage
Silent-Blade Oni
3UUBBCreature — Demon Ninja
casts powerful instant or sorcery spells from opponent hands
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
4BBLegendary Creature — Rat Ninja
reanimates opponent creatures on combat damage
Mist-Syndicate Naga
2UCreature — Snake Ninja
creates copies of itself on combat damage
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
1BBLegendary Creature — Rat Ninja
exiles top cards and lets you cast them paying life
Moon-Circuit Hacker
1UEnchantment Creature — Human Ninja
cheap ninjutsu enabler that draws a card
Dokuchi Silencer
1BCreature — Human Ninja
discards a card on combat damage to destroy target creature or planeswalker
Sakashima's Student
2UUCreature — Human Ninja
enters as a copy of any creature on the battlefield
Prosperous Thief
2UCreature — Human Ninja
generates Treasure tokens when Ninjas or Rogues deal combat damage
Biting-Palm Ninja
2BCreature — Human Ninja
exiles a nonland card from an opponent's hand
Silver-Fur Master
UBCreature — Rat Ninja
lord that buffs Ninjas and reduces ninjutsu costs
Covert Technician
2UArtifact Creature — Human Ninja
ninjutsu threat that cheats cheap permanents into play
Moonsnare Specialist
3UCreature — Human Ninja
bounces a creature upon entering the battlefield
Mistblade Shinobi
2UCreature — Human Ninja
returns an opponent creature to hand on combat damage
Skullsnatcher
1BCreature — Rat Ninja
cheap ninjutsu creature that exiles cards from graveyards
Walker of Secret Ways
2UCreature — Human Ninja
returns Ninjas to hand to reuse ninjutsu and gives them hexproof
Utility
10
Changeling Outcast
BCreature — Shapeshifter
unblockable 1-drop that counts as a Ninja and Rat
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
1ULegendary Creature — Human Rogue
makes all 1-power or 1-toughness creatures unblockable
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
evasive shadow attacker that exiles and steals opponent spells
Arcane Adaptation
2UEnchantment
turns all creatures into Ninjas for tribal synergies
Kindred Discovery
3UUEnchantment
massive card draw engine for Ninjas entering or attacking
