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).
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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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This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from NEO — the lineup includes Extended Art 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 #481 of *Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2022 Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty release.
Card type: Creature — Insect Ninja, color identity green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{G}{G} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Ninjutsu.
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #7,370 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Wisnu Tan. Rarix catalogs 238 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Wisnu Tan
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