Silent-Blade Oni: Shadowsteel Saboteur Silent-Blade Oni rewards timing and tactical risk. This creature reads as a late game entry that converts an unblocked attacker into an immediate threat with ninjutsu, then turns any successful strike into card advantage by letting you look at an opponent's hand and cast one of their spells for free. Players who pilot this card well will bait blocks, then recast the Oni from hand to pressure life totals and change the course of combat phases.
The design fits Outlaws of Thunder Junction by blending stealth and theft into a creature that enables disruptive plays. Silent-Blade Oni is best used where you can reliably create unblockable attackers or sequence attackers to trigger ninjutsu, then extract maximum value from the stolen spell. It supports both tempo and a toolbox approach to answers taken from opponents midgame and late game.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {3}{U}{U}{B}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Demon Ninja
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Ninjutsu {4}{U}{B} (Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever Silent-Blade Oni deals combat damage to a player, look at that player's hand. You may cast a spell from among those cards without paying its mana cost.
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Power / Toughness – 6/5
