Activating Yuriko's commander ninjutsu ability isn't the same as casting Yuriko as a spell. You won't have to pay the commander tax to activate that ability, and activating that ability won't increase the commander tax to pay later.
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
Although the ninjutsu ability has the creature enter the battlefield attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature (for the purposes of abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks, for example).
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $5.34. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.59 and $5.57 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from C18 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #52 of *Commander 2018*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2018 Commander 2018 release.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Human Ninja, color identity black/blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{U}{B} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Commander ninjutsu.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #2,406 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Yongjae Choi. Rarix catalogs 433 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Yongjae Choi
Card data via Scryfall. Rarix is fan-made; not endorsed by the rights holders.




































