Sakashima's Student

Commanders that run Sakashima's Student most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow: 17,630 decks
• Satoru Umezawa: 3,529 decks
• Splinter, Radical Rat: 2,846 decks
• Goro-Goro and Satoru: 2,731 decks
• Gyruda, Doom of Depths: 1,775 decks
• Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior: 1,083 decks
• Princess Yue: 555 decks
• Satoru, the Infiltrator: 521 decks

Often played with Sakashima's Student

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Renegade Rallier
• Phoenix Chick
• Tin Street Dodger
• Yuffie, Materia Hunter
• Higure, the Still Wind
• Prehistoric Pet
• Saprazzan Legate
• Walker of Secret Ways
• Mist-Syndicate Naga
• Ninja of the Deep Hours

Rulings

• 2012-06-01: If Sakashima's Student somehow enters at the same time as another creature, Sakashima's Student can't become a copy of that creature. You may choose only a creature that's already on the battlefield.
• 2012-06-01: Any "enters" abilities of the copied creature will trigger when Sakashima's Student enters. Any "as [this creature] enters" or "[this creature] enters with" abilities of the chosen creature (like devour) will also work.
• 2012-06-01: You can choose not to copy anything. In that case, Sakashima's Student enters as a 0/0 creature, and is probably put into the graveyard immediately.
• 2012-06-01: If the chosen creature is copying something else (for example, if the chosen creature is another Sakashima's Student), then your Sakashima's Student enters as whatever the chosen creature copied.
• 2012-06-01: If the chosen creature is a token, Sakashima's Student copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that put the token onto the battlefield. Sakashima's Student is not a token.
• 2012-06-01: Sakashima's Student copies exactly what was printed on the original creature (unless that creature is copying something else or is a token; see below) and it is a Ninja in addition to its other types. It doesn't copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or any Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on.
• 2012-06-01: If the chosen creature has {X} in its mana cost, X is zero.
• 2012-06-01: Because you return the unblocked attacking creature to its owner's hand while activating the ninjutsu ability, you can't have Sakashima's Student enter as a copy of that creature.