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.
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.
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Card #99 of *Modern Horizons*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2019 Modern Horizons release.
Card type: Creature — Spirit Ninja, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {3}{B}{B} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Ninjutsu.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #18,017 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Greg Opalinski. Rarix catalogs 124 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Greg Opalinski
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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 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.
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.
