Rogue Ninja (Vela the Night-Clad)

Commander / EDH Aikido Casual Multiplayer Theme/Gimmick UB (Dimir) Weenie

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Creature (29)

• 1x Crafty Pathmage
• 1x Deathcult Rogue
• 1x Deepchannel Mentor
• 1x Dimir Cutpurse
• 1x Dimir Infiltrator
• 1x Dinrova Horror
• 1x Dread
• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 1x Higure, the Still Wind
• 1x Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
• 1x Inkfathom Infiltrator
• 1x Invisible Stalker
• 1x Latch Seeker
• 1x Man-o'-War
• 1x Minamo Sightbender
• 1x Mistblade Shinobi
• 1x Nezumi Graverobber  ^Flip
• 1x Ninja of the Deep Hours
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Phantom Warrior
• 1x Royal Assassin
• 1x Scroll Thief
• 1x Shadowmage Infiltrator
• 1x Silent-Blade Oni
• 1x Stinkdrinker Bandit
• 1x Sygg, River Cutthroat
• 1x Thief of Blood
• 1x Throat Slitter
• 1x Walker of Secret Ways

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Coastal Piracy
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Equilibrium
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x No Mercy

Land (36)

• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Encroaching Wastes
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 8x Island
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x River of Tears
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Strip Mine
• 8x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Waterveil Cavern
• 1x Watery Grave

Instant (11)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Lost in the Mist
• 1x Soul Manipulation
• 1x Ultimate Price
• 1x Undermine
• 1x Victim of Night

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Cloak and Dagger
• 1x Crystal Shard
• 1x Dimir Keyrune
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Kusari-Gama
• 1x Mask of Riddles
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Quietus Spike
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Tawnos's Wand
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Damnation
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Midnight Recovery
• 1x Stitch Together
• 1x Stolen Identity

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Sideboard

Artifact (2)

• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Rogue's Gloves

Creature (2)

• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Kiku, Night's Flower

Instant (1)

• 1x AEtherize

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I really, really wanted to build a ninja themed deck, ever since Kamigawa. When I finally build one, played it and had fun, I somehow forgot about it. This is it.

The idea is straight forward: play creatures, attack, assure your creatures are unblockable, deal damage and Ninjutsu the hell out of everybody. The support troops in this deck consist of 'Rogue' creatures which also benefit from Vela, and have a great synergy with each other and the Ninja's in this deck.

Vela the Night-Clad's ability works well with these creatures: since she grants intimidate for many opponents your creatures will be unblockable. Her second ability - deal one damage whenever a creature leaves the battlefield deal one damage to opponents - has great synergy with the Ninjutsu ability too: since many of your creatures will be leaving the battlefield, only to recur later once again. If you don't have Vela, you can also use Sygg, River Cutthroat - the second in command - as your commander.

Much of this deck is based around the synergy of being (and becoming) unblockable, and attacking as much as you can. Effects include:

• Draw cards with Shadowmage Infiltrator, Sygg, River Cutthroat, Dimir Cutpurse, Ninja of the Deep Hours, Scroll Thief , Coastal Piracy and Notion Thief
• Dimir Cutpurse also forces your opponents to discard
• Silent-Blade Oni is vicious and allows you to play your opponents spells
• Bounce creatures (yes, don't be afraid to target your own if need be) with Dinrova Horror, Mistblade Shinobi , Equilibrium , Cyclonic Rift, Man-o'-War , Walker of Secret Ways , and Evacuation
• Make creatures unblockable with Deepchannel Mentor, Rogue's Passage, Minamo Sightbender , Crafty Pathmage , Tawnos's Wand , Whispersilk Cloak, and Higure, the Still Wind (which also functions as a tutor)
• Graveyard manipulation with Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni, Nezumi Graverobber, and Midnight Recovery
• Don't forget to return those Ninja to your hand with Crystal Shard
• Okay, I know...not a rogue or a ninja...but she is called Thief of Blood (and with all the bouncing she is a valuable asset)

The deck features some point removal (Doom Blade, Throat Slitter , and such) and some wipe spells (Damnation, Decree of Pain) to remove pesky creatures. It also has some counterspells to counter nasty spells your opponents might (and will) play (Counterspell, Countersquall, Lost in the Mist and Undermine ). And some cards that fit the theme and have great synergy such as Cloak and Dagger, Stolen Identity, Kusari-Gama, and Quietus Spike

Because many of the creatures in this deck are small(ish) cards like Dread , No Mercy and Grave Pact are great assets.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 27 - 2 Rares 36 - 3 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.42
Tokens	Copy Clone