Ninja of the Deep Hours

Rules for this card

• Ninjutsu Rule 702.49 Glossary

  A keyword ability that lets a creature suddenly enter combat. See rule 702.49, “Ninjutsu.”

Rulings (6)

• March 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  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.
• March 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  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).
• March 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  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.
• March 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  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.
• March 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  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.
• March 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  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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