Art by Yongjae Choi
Commander deckBU
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Infiltrate defenses with cheap, evasive small creatures to trigger Ninjutsu, swapping them for high-impact Ninjas. Manipulate the top of the library with tutors and cantrips to burn opponents for massive damage whenever Yuriko or other Ninjas connect.
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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 · 61 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
9
Card Draw
10
Dig Through Time
6UUInstant
high mana value spell for Yuriko burn that digests grave
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
24
Ornithopter
0Artifact Creature — Thopter
0-cost evasive flier for turn 2 Ninjutsu
Hope of Ghirapur
1Legendary Artifact Creature — Thopter
flying enabler with utility sacrifice effect
Siren Stormtamer
UCreature — Siren Pirate Wizard
flying enabler that protects your key creatures
Spectral Sailor
UCreature — Spirit Pirate
cheap evasive flier with late game draw
Thousand-Faced Shadow
UCreature — Human Ninja
evasive Ninja that clones attackers
Ingenious Infiltrator
2UBCreature — Vedalken Ninja
draws cards whenever any Ninja hits
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
Rat Ninja that casts spells from topdeck with life
Fallen Shinobi
3UBCreature — Zombie Ninja
steals opponent's top cards when dealing combat damage
Sakashima's Student
2UUCreature — Human Ninja
Ninjutsu clone of the best creature on board
Moon-Circuit Hacker
1UEnchantment Creature — Human Ninja
cheap Ninjutsu card filtering
Silver-Fur Master
UBCreature — Rat Ninja
buffs Ninjas and discounts Ninjutsu costs
Ninja of the Deep Hours
3UCreature — Human Ninja
classic Ninja that draws cards on hit
Mist-Syndicate Naga
2UCreature — Snake Ninja
multiplies into copies of itself upon connection
Dokuchi Silencer
1BCreature — Human Ninja
discards extra cards to destroy opponent creatures on hit
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
4BBLegendary Creature — Rat Ninja
reanimates creatures from opponent graveyards
Prosperous Thief
2UCreature — Human Ninja
generates Treasure tokens when Ninjas hit
Shadow of Mortality
13BBCreature — Avatar
15 CMC spell that deals 15 damage off Yuriko flip
Utility
8
Cover of Darkness
1BEnchantment
gives all your Ninjas fear for unblockable attacks
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
1ULegendary Creature — Human Rogue
makes 1-power creatures unblockable
Smoke Shroud
1UEnchantment — Aura
recurs from graveyard to give flying and power to Ninjas
Kaito Shizuki
1UBLegendary Planeswalker — Kaito
makes unblockable tokens, draws cards, and phase out safety
Misdirection
3UUInstant
free spell redirection that doubles as high CMC Yuriko burn
Temporal Trespass
8UUUSorcery
extra turn spell with massive 11 CMC burn potential
