Zubera

Zubera is creature type unique to the Kamigawa block. A Zubera is the faceless kami of a human who has been pulled into the spirit world. Zubera are said to attack solitary travelers in order to steal their faces. In fact, Zubera is essentially a species of Spirits. No Zubera is printed without the Spirit type.

The type first surfaced as a cycle in the set Champions of Kamigawa. Each of these common 1/2 creatures costs M and has a triggered ability when it goes to the graveyard that grows with each Zubera put into a graveyard from play that turn. There's one for each color:

• Silent-Chant Zubera
• Floating-Dream Zubera
• Ashen-Skin Zubera
• Ember-Fist Zubera
• Dripping-Tongue Zubera.

Saviors of Kamigawa added two mirrored 3/3 uncommon creatures for MM with an ability that triggers if they go to the graveyard from play after being dealt four damage or more that turn.

• Burning-Eye Zubera (red)
• Rushing-Tide Zubera (blue)

Trivia

• Zubera is a corruption of Noppera-bō, the term for the Japanese yokai that inspired these creatures.
• The creative team made Zubera an additional creature type (alongside Spirit) so that they could key off of type when they died.
• A giant Dripping-Tongue Zubera is depicted in Unchecked Growth.
• The names of the Zubera don't link directly to the Shrines (like the Myojin do), but the connection still comes through with their abilities.