Thousand-Faced Shadow
Mana Cost:
Type: Creature — Human Ninja
Oracle Text:
Ninjutsu {2}{U}{U} ({2}{U}{U}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Flying
When this creature enters from your hand, if it's attacking, create a token that's a copy of another target attacking creature. The token enters tapped and attacking.
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
Price ( USD): $1.33
USD: $1.33 · EUR: €1.17
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Character Background
Thousand-Faced Shadow is a perfect fit for a tempo-oriented Ninja shell, where cheap evasive attackers turn into sudden card-advantage swings and combat trickery. In Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, the card’s “thousand-faced” feel comes through mechanically: it slips in with flying, then impersonates the best attacker on the board by copying it as it enters from your hand. That makes it especially strong in decks that can reliably connect early with one-drops, Spirit tokens, or other small evasive creatures, then upgrade those bodies into a second copy of a premium threat. It plays well with creatures that have strong attack triggers, powerful combat stats, or relevant keywords, since the token enters tapped and attacking alongside the original. For deckbuilding, pair it with cheap unblockables and ways to protect your board, because the card shines when you can repeatedly enable ninjutsu and keep pressure high while your opponent is forced to answer multiple angles at once.
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