Splinter, Radical Rat
TMT · rare · Released 2026-03-06
Power
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
above rate
meaningful alone
needs a shell
can take over a game
multiple modes
situational
easily answered
Commander Bracket
Archetypes
No active conflicts.
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Rationale
Splinter is a 3cmc legendary Ninja commander who doubles all triggered abilities of your Ninja creatures — a massive force multiplier in any Ninja typal deck where ETB and ninjutsu triggers (drain, draw, discard, damage) fire twice. The activated ability grants unblockable to any Ninja for {1}{U}, facilitating ninjutsu repeatedly. Signature in Ninja typal shells as a commander or 99-card engine.
Learnings (3)
Splinter's trigger-doubling is a replacement-style static ability that doubles triggered abilities — this includes ninjutsu payoff ETBs (e.g. Fallen Shinobi, Whispering Specter), so landing even one Ninja per turn can generate double the usual disruption.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
The {1}{U} evasion ability targets any Ninja, not just your own — though practically always used on your own attacker to enable ninjutsu; the hybrid {W/B}{W/B} cost means Splinter fits Esper (WUB) commanders naturally.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
In a dedicated Ninja deck, Splinter effectively acts as a 'Panharmonicon for Ninjas' but note it only doubles triggered abilities, not enters-the-battlefield abilities triggered by non-Ninja sources — the Ninja creature itself must have the trigger.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #10,252