Covert Technician
Artifact Creature β Human Ninja
Covert Technician
Artifact Creature β Human Ninja
Card Text
Ninjutsu (, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may put an artifact card with mana value less than or equal to that damage from your hand onto the battlefield.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 3
- Colors
- Blue
- Color Identity
- Blue
- Power / Toughness
- 2 / 4
- EDHREC Rank
- #9,867
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (22)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #332 | uncommon | en | Daisuke Izuka | $0.22 | $0.23 |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #49 | uncommon | en | Lucas Graciano | $0.15 | $0.24 |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #49 | uncommon | de | Lucas Graciano | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #332 | uncommon | de | Daisuke Izuka | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #49 | uncommon | es | Lucas Graciano | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #332 | uncommon | es | Daisuke Izuka | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #49 | uncommon | fr | Lucas Graciano | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #332 | uncommon | fr | Daisuke Izuka | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #332 | uncommon | it | Daisuke Izuka | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #49 | uncommon | it | Lucas Graciano | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #332 | uncommon | ja | Daisuke Izuka | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #49 | uncommon | ja | Lucas Graciano | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #49 | uncommon | ko | Lucas Graciano | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #332 | uncommon | ko | Daisuke Izuka | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #332 | uncommon | pt | Daisuke Izuka | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #49 | uncommon | pt | Lucas Graciano | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #332 | uncommon | ru | Daisuke Izuka | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #49 | uncommon | ru | Lucas Graciano | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #332 | uncommon | zhs | Daisuke Izuka | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #49 | uncommon | zhs | Lucas Graciano | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #332 | uncommon | zht | Daisuke Izuka | β | β |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) | #49 | uncommon | zht | Lucas Graciano | β | β |
Official Rulings (7)
The creature with ninjutsu enters the battlefield attacking the same player or planeswalker that the returned creature was attacking. This is a rule specific to ninjutsu; in other cases, when a creature is put onto the battlefield attacking, that creature's controller chooses which player or planeswalker it's attacking.
The ninjutsu ability can be activated only after blockers have been declared. Before then, attacking creatures are neither blocked nor unblocked.
As you activate a ninjutsu ability, you reveal the Ninja card in your hand and return the attacking creature. The Ninja card stays revealed and isn't put onto the battlefield until the ability resolves. If it leaves your hand before then, it won't enter the battlefield at all.
Although the Ninja is attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature (for purposes of abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks, for example).
If a creature in combat has first strike or double strike, you can activate the ninjutsu ability during the first-strike combat damage step. The Ninja will deal combat damage during the regular combat damage step, even if it has first strike.
The ninjutsu ability can be activated during the declare blockers step, combat damage step, or end of combat step. In most cases (see below), if you wait until the combatdamage step or end of combat step, it will be after combat damage has been dealt, so the Ninja won't deal combat damage.
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