Spring-Leaf Avenger

Commanders that run Spring-Leaf Avenger most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Zask, Skittering Swarmlord: 2,522 decks
• Felix Five-Boots: 1,918 decks
• Xira, the Golden Sting: 691 decks
• Amzu, Swarm's Hunger: 527 decks
• Vrestin, Menoptra Leader: 442 decks
• Aatchik, Emerald Radian: 419 decks
• Deathleaper, Terror Weapon: 264 decks
• Michelangelo, Improviser: 51 decks

Often played with Spring-Leaf Avenger

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Moonblade Shinobi
• Walker of Secret Ways
• Mistblade Shinobi
• Smoke Shroud
• Moonsnare Specialist
• Moon-Circuit Hacker
• Ninja of the Deep Hours
• Higure, the Still Wind
• Thousand-Faced Shadow
• Prosperous Thief

Rulings

• 2022-02-18: Although the Ninja is attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature (for purposes of abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks, for example).
• 2022-02-18: If a creature in combat has first strike or double strike, you can activate the ninjutsu ability during the first-strike combat damage step. The Ninja will deal combat damage during the regular combat damage step, even if it has first strike.
• 2022-02-18: The ninjutsu ability can be activated during the declare blockers step, combat damage step, or end of combat step. In most cases (see below), if you wait until the combatdamage step or end of combat step, it will be after combat damage has been dealt, so the Ninja won't deal combat damage.
• 2022-02-18: As you activate a ninjutsu ability, you reveal the Ninja card in your hand and return the attacking creature. The Ninja card stays revealed and isn't put onto the battlefield until the ability resolves. If it leaves your hand before then, it won't enter the battlefield at all.
• 2022-02-18: Puff of smoke not included.
• 2022-02-18: The creature with ninjutsu enters the battlefield attacking the same player or planeswalker that the returned creature was attacking. This is a rule specific to ninjutsu; in other cases, when a creature is put onto the battlefield attacking, that creature's controller chooses which player or planeswalker it's attacking.
• 2022-02-18: The ninjutsu ability can be activated only after blockers have been declared. Before then, attacking creatures are neither blocked nor unblocked.