Ninja of the Deep Hours
Creature β Human Ninja
Ninja of the Deep Hours
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 draw a card.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 4
- Colors
- Blue
- Color Identity
- Blue
- Power / Toughness
- 2 / 2
- EDHREC Rank
- #3,324
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (57)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) | #1912 | rare | en | Tsubonari | $17.30 | β |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #108 | common | en | Randy Vargas | $1.33 | β |
| Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) | #223 | common | en | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #313 | special | en | Dan Murayama Scott | $4.80 | $37.85 |
| The List (PLST) | #C18-95 | common | en | Dan Murayama Scott | $1.51 | β |
| Commander 2018 (C18) | #95 | common | en | Dan Murayama Scott | $1.72 | β |
| Planechase Anthology (PCA) | #21 | common | en | Dan Murayama Scott | $1.48 | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #99 | common | en | Dan Murayama Scott | $1.26 | β |
| Planechase 2012 (PC2) | #21 | common | en | Dan Murayama Scott | $2.57 | β |
| Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) | #44 | common | en | Dan Murayama Scott | $1.42 | $23.94 |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #108 | common | de | Randy Vargas | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #313 | special | de | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Commander 2018 (C18) | #95 | common | de | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #99 | common | de | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Planechase 2012 (PC2) | #21 | common | de | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) | #44 | common | de | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #108 | common | es | Randy Vargas | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #313 | special | es | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Commander 2018 (C18) | #95 | common | es | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #99 | common | es | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Planechase 2012 (PC2) | #21 | common | es | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Salvat 2005 (PSAL) | #E41 | common | es | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Salvat 2005 (PSAL) | #E30 | common | es | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Salvat 2005 (PSAL) | #E6 | common | es | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) | #44 | common | es | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #108 | common | fr | Randy Vargas | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #313 | special | fr | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Commander 2018 (C18) | #95 | common | fr | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #99 | common | fr | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Planechase 2012 (PC2) | #21 | common | fr | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Salvat 2005 (PSAL) | #E30 | common | fr | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Salvat 2005 (PSAL) | #E41 | common | fr | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Salvat 2005 (PSAL) | #E6 | common | fr | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) | #44 | common | fr | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #108 | common | it | Randy Vargas | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #313 | special | it | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Commander 2018 (C18) | #95 | common | it | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #99 | common | it | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Planechase 2012 (PC2) | #21 | common | it | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Salvat 2005 (PSAL) | #E30 | common | it | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Salvat 2005 (PSAL) | #E41 | common | it | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Salvat 2005 (PSAL) | #E6 | common | it | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) | #44 | common | it | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #108 | common | ja | Randy Vargas | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #313 | special | ja | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Commander 2018 (C18) | #95 | common | ja | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #99 | common | ja | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Planechase 2012 (PC2) | #21 | common | ja | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) | #44 | common | ja | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #313 | special | pt | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Commander 2018 (C18) | #95 | common | pt | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) | #44 | common | pt | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #313 | special | ru | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #313 | special | zhs | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #99 | common | zhs | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) | #44 | common | zhs | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #313 | special | zht | Dan Murayama Scott | β | β |
Official Rulings (6)
The ninjutsu ability can be activated during the declare blockers step, combat damage step, or end of combat step. If you wait until after the declare blockers step, because all combat damage is dealt at once, the Ninja won't normally deal combat damage.
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).
The creature put onto the battlefield with ninjutsu enters the battlefield attacking the same player or planeswalker that the returned creature was attacking. This is a rule specific to ninjutsu.
As you activate a ninjutsu ability, you reveal the Ninja card in your hand and return the attacking creature. The Ninja 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.
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 in this case, even if it has first strike.
The ninjutsu ability can be activated only after blockers have been declared. Before then, attacking creatures are neither blocked nor unblocked.
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