Leonardo, Sewer Samurai
Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle Samurai
Rarity
Mythic
Mana Cost
Artist
Kevin Eastman
Power / Toughness
3 / 3
Oracle Text
Sneak
Double strike
During your turn, you may cast creature spells with power or toughness 1 or less from your graveyard. If you cast a spell this way, that creature enters with a finality counter on it. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)
Rules for this card
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A keyword ability that lets a creature deal its combat damage twice. See rule 702.4, “Double Strike.”
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A keyword ability that allows a spell to be cast for an alternative cost, including returning an unblocked attacking creature to its owner’s hand. Creatures cast this way enter tapped and attacking.
Rulings (8)
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Wizards of the CoastFinality counters don't stop permanents from going to zones other than the graveyard from the battlefield. For example, if a permanent with a finality counter on it would be put into its owner's hand from the battlefield, it does so normally.
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Wizards of the CoastFinality counters work on any permanent, not only creatures. If a permanent with a finality counter on it would be put into a graveyard from the battlefield, exile it instead.
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Wizards of the CoastMultiple finality counters on a single permanent are redundant.
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Wizards of the CoastAlthough a creature put onto the battlefield this way is attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature. Abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks won't trigger when that creature enters attacking.
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Wizards of the CoastFinality counters aren't keyword counters, and a finality counter doesn't give any abilities to the permanent it's on. If that permanent loses its abilities and then would go to a graveyard, it will still be exiled instead.
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Wizards of the CoastYou pay all costs and follow all timing rules for cards played with the permission granted by Leonardo's last ability.
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Wizards of the CoastIf a creature spell's sneak cost was paid, the creature it becomes enters tapped and attacking the same player, planeswalker, or battle as the creature that was returned to its owner's hand to pay its sneak cost. This is a rule specific to sneak; in other cases, when a creature is put onto the battlefield attacking, that creature's controller chooses which player, planeswalker, or battle it's attacking.
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Wizards of the CoastSpells can only be cast for their sneak costs any time you could play an instant during the declare blockers step on your turn (after your opponent has decided whether to block).