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* <c title="Higure">Higure, the Still Wind</c>, a legendary ninja said to have many lesser ninja in his employ.<ref>{{DailyRef|sketches-higure-still-wind-2005-01-11|Sketches: Higure, the Still Wind|[[Magic Arcana]]|January 11, 2005}}</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080415035635/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/bok/higure Alexander O. Smith (February 02, 2005), "The Sound of Crickets", magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast]</ref>
 
* <c title="Higure">Higure, the Still Wind</c>, a legendary ninja said to have many lesser ninja in his employ.<ref>{{DailyRef|sketches-higure-still-wind-2005-01-11|Sketches: Higure, the Still Wind|[[Magic Arcana]]|January 11, 2005}}</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080415035635/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/bok/higure Alexander O. Smith (February 02, 2005), "The Sound of Crickets", magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast]</ref>
 
* [[Ink-Eyes]]: a female [[nezumi]], serving the dark forces on Kamigawa.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080415035640/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/bok/inkeyes Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar (January 05, 2005), "A Servant’s Mission", magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast]</ref>
 
* [[Ink-Eyes]]: a female [[nezumi]], serving the dark forces on Kamigawa.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080415035640/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/bok/inkeyes Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar (January 05, 2005), "A Servant’s Mission", magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast]</ref>
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* [[Yuriko]]
* <c>Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow</c>, her identity is a mystery, but the monstrous face of the mask she wears inspires hope among the weak and terror in the mighty. She wields secrets as a weapon to debase the powerful and brings aid to the oppressed and afflicted.
 
   
 
==Pirates vs. Ninjas==
 
==Pirates vs. Ninjas==

Revision as of 20:43, 8 November 2020

Ninja
Ninja
Creature Type
(Subtype for creature/tribal cards)
Statistics
22 cards
{U} 36.4% {B} 45.5% {U/B} 18.2%
as of Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
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type:"Ninja"

Ninja is a creature type and class. All ninjas are blue, black, or both.

Description

Ninjas, also called Shinobi, are masters of both stealth and armed combat who may find employment as spies, warriors, mercenaries, assassins; they are famed for their versatility.[1][2][3] Secretive in the extreme, some ninja practice magic that further enhances their abilities of infiltration. Some ninja come together in clans, though many others are solitary rogues.

The ninjutsu ability and its variant commander ninjutsu are exclusive to ninjas.

History

Until 2017 the only sets featuring Ninjas were Betrayers of Kamigawa and Planechase 2012 (in the Night of the Ninja deck). They reappeared in the silver-bordered Unstable[4] and in Commander 2018 (Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow).

According to Mark Rosewater, it was likely that Ninjas would also return to black border.[5] That came true when they appeared in Modern Horizons.[6][7] This set featured Ninjas from several planes and with several creature types (including Vampire, Illusion, and Spirit), with many of them also featuring the ninjutsu ability.[8] Additionally, this set broke the trend in black-border where all Ninjas had Ninjutsu, with Phantom Ninja having with a Ninjutsu-enabling ability and Throatseeker with a Ninjutsu-benefitting ability.

Notable Ninjas

Kamigawa

Pirates vs. Ninjas

Duel Decks: Pirates vs. Ninjas was a joke Duel Deck set for April Fools' Day 2008.[12] The set has not been released as a product.

Tokens

Token Name Color Type Line P/T Text Box Source Printings
Ninja Blue Creature — Ninja 1/1 This creature can't be blocked
Mist-Syndicate Naga Blue Creature — Snake Ninja 3/1 Ninjutsu {2}{U}
Whenever Mist-Syndicate Naga deals combat damage to a player, create a token that’s a copy of Mist-Syndicate Naga.

References