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Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising
Legendary Creature — Human Ninja
Sneak {1}{B} (You may cast this spell for {1}{B} if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step. He enters tapped and attacking.) Whenever Oroku Saki deals combat damage to a player, you draw a card and lose 1 life.
3 / 1
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“Evasive ninja that draws cards by sneaking through combat repeatedly.”
Aggro
Intermediate
Combat damage, Commander damage
Ninjas, Evasion, Card Draw, Tempo
Strategy
Oroku Saki is a ninja that rewards you for sneaking through combat and dealing damage. Your gameplan is to turn creatures sideways, use the sneak ability to repeatedly cast Oroku Saki cheaply (bouncing unblocked attackers), and draw cards while dealing chip damage. The evasion and card draw engine makes this a tempo-focused strategy where you're building a lean, efficient aggro deck that generates value every turn while keeping threats moving.
The core loop is: attack with evasive creatures, sneak Oroku Saki in during combat if possible, untap and draw cards while your opponents take damage. You'll want plenty of unblockable or hard-to-block creatures (ninjas, creatures with flying, shadow) so your sneak ability triggers consistently. Since you're bouncing creatures to hand, you can reuse ETB effects and combat triggers repeatedly. This turns your 3/1 into a repeatable card draw engine that closes out games through commander damage and evasive threats.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive tutors and finishers; use efficient blue-black creatures like Ornithopter, Watcher for Tomorrow, and Zulaport Cutthroat instead of pricey utility cards.
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