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Ingenious Infiltrator, art by Jason Rainville
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Ingenious Infiltrator

{2}{U}{B} · Creature — Vedalken Ninja

Ninjutsu {U}{B} ({U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever a Ninja you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Rulings (7)

Jun 14, 2019 · If Ingenious Infiltrator is dealt lethal combat damage at the same time a Ninja you control deals combat damage to a player, its ability triggers.

Jun 14, 2019 · 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).

Jun 14, 2019 · 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.

Jun 14, 2019 · 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.

Jun 14, 2019 · 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.

Jun 14, 2019 · The ninjutsu ability can be activated only after blockers have been declared. Before then, attacking creatures are neither blocked nor unblocked.

Jun 14, 2019 · 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.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=6 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Dimir NinjasLegacy100%1–4×5
Yuriko, the Tiger's ShadowcEDH100%1
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Ingenious Infiltrator — price trend

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