Raphael, the Nightwatcher
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}{R}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 3
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #213 (rare)
- Price
- $2.86 USD
Sneak {1}{R}{R} (You may cast this spell for {1}{R}{R} if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step. He enters tapped and attacking.)
Attacking creatures you control have double strike.
Raphael, the Nightwatcher has 4 printings, first in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2026). EDHREC ranks it #6,615 among Commander cards. It appears most in Heroes in a Half Shell decks (2,117 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Raphael, the Nightwatcher most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Heroes in a Half Shell: 2,117 decks
- Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers: 2,010 decks
- Goro-Goro and Satoru: 1,370 decks
- Tsagan, Raider Warlord: 594 decks
- Massimo, the Magician: 418 decks
- Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals: 244 decks
- Leonardo, the Balance: 223 decks
- Donatello, the Brains // Leonardo, the Balance: 184 decks
Often played with Raphael, the Nightwatcher
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If a creature spell's sneak cost was paid, the creature it becomes enters tapped and attacking the same player, planeswalker, or battle as the creature that was returned to its owner's hand to pay its sneak cost. This is a rule specific to sneak; in other cases, when a creature is put onto the battlefield attacking, that creature's controller chooses which player, planeswalker, or battle it's attacking.
- : Although a creature put onto the battlefield this way is attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature. Abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks won't trigger when that creature enters attacking.
- : Spells can only be cast for their sneak costs any time you could play an instant during the declare blockers step on your turn (after your opponent has decided whether to block).