Art by Yongjae Choi
Commander deckBU
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Sneak Ninjas into combat using ninjutsu triggered by cheap, unblockable enablers, generating massive card advantage and life drain off combat damage triggers.
Asked for“Create a Splinter, Radical Rat deck where it abuses the Ninja Triggers, please ignore Ramp, mana, and artifacts, I just want a lot of ninjas, so i can decide with ones I'll be putting in the deck”
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
1Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
1UBLegendary Creature — Human Ninja
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
8
Prosperous Thief
2UCreature — Human Ninja
generates Treasure tokens whenever Ninjas hit
Grim Hireling
3BCreature — Tiefling Rogue
creates Treasures on combat damage and acts as removal
Card Draw
10
Ninja of the Deep Hours
3UCreature — Human Ninja
classic Ninja that draws a card on hit
Moon-Circuit Hacker
1UEnchantment Creature — Human Ninja
cheap Ninjutsu cost card drawing Ninja
Ingenious Infiltrator
2UBCreature — Vedalken Ninja
draws cards whenever any Ninja deals combat damage
Dig Through Time
6UUInstant
high CMC card for Yuriko damage that casts cheaply with Delve
Removal
10
An Offer You Can't Refuse
UInstant
efficient single-mana noncreature counterspell
Throat Slitter
4BCreature — Rat Ninja
Ninja that destroys target nonblack creature on hit
Threats/Wincons
23
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
4BBLegendary Creature — Rat Ninja
reanimates opponents' creatures on combat hit
Fallen Shinobi
3UBCreature — Zombie Ninja
steals top cards of defender's library on hit
Silent-Blade Oni
3UUBBCreature — Demon Ninja
casts big spells directly from victim's hand
Sakashima's Student
2UUCreature — Human Ninja
copies the best creature on the battlefield upon ninjutsu
Satoru Umezawa
1UBLegendary Creature — Human Ninja
grants all creature cards in hand Ninjutsu
Satoru, the Infiltrator
UBLegendary Creature — Human Ninja Rogue
draws cards whenever creatures enter without being cast
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
1BBLegendary Creature — Rat Ninja
casts exiled top cards paying life instead of mana
Kaito Shizuki
1UBLegendary Planeswalker — Kaito
planeswalker providing tokens and card draw
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
2UBLegendary Planeswalker — Kaito
resets Ninjas and provides continuous evasive value
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
2UBLegendary Planeswalker — Kaito
Ninja-synergy planeswalker providing pressure and control
Thousand-Faced Shadow
UCreature — Human Ninja
creates attacking token copies of another attacker
Dokuchi Silencer
1BCreature — Human Ninja
destroys creatures or planeswalkers on damage
Walker of Secret Ways
2UCreature — Human Ninja
returns Ninjas to hand to reuse Ninjutsu abilities
Moonsnare Specialist
3UCreature — Human Ninja
bounces creatures back to hands on entry
Nezumi Prowler
1BArtifact Creature — Rat Ninja
grants lifelink and deathtouch on entry
Mukotai Ambusher
3BArtifact Creature — Rat Ninja
lifelink Ninja that triggers easily
Nashi, Searcher in the Dark
UBLegendary Creature — Rat Ninja Wizard
mills and generates counter value
Mistblade Shinobi
2UCreature — Human Ninja
bounces opponent's creatures back to hand on hit
Utility
8
Siren Stormtamer
UCreature — Siren Pirate Wizard
flying enabler that counteracts targeted removal
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
1ULegendary Creature — Human Rogue
makes low-power Ninjas and enablers unblockable
Covert Technician
2UArtifact Creature — Human Ninja
cheats artifact cards onto the battlefield on hit
