Ninjutsu

For the theme deck see: Ninjutsu (deck)

Ninjutsu is a keyword ability that was introduced in Betrayers of Kamigawa. It represents the stealth of the Ninjas by allowing a creature that is attacking and unblocked to be exchanged with a Ninja in the controlling player's hand, such that the Ninja is attacking and unblocked instead of the original creature, which is returned to the controller's hand. With the release of Worldwake and the card Amulet of Vigor, one can put a ninja into play tapped and attacking, but have that creature untap as soon as it enters play.

The keyword had only appeared in Betrayers of Kamigawa, and exclusively on black or blue Ninja cards, until it returned on some cards in the Night of the Ninja deck of Planechase 2.

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Rulings

• The ninjutsu ability can be used during the declare blockers, combat damage, or end of combat steps if you have an unblocked attacking creature.
• Activating the ninjutsu ability before combat damage goes on the stack allows the Ninja to deal combat damage. Using ninjutsu after combat damage goes on the stack will mean the original creature is dealing combat damage.
• The ability can be used multiple times to return multiple unblocked creatures. Only the last ability played puts the Ninja into play.
• The Ninja should be revealed while announcing the ability, but it doesn't leave your hand until the ability resolves.

Color percentages

There is a total of 10 cards that involve ninjutsu, which divide by color as such:

• Blue = 50 %
• Black = 40 %
• Multicolor = 10 %