Tandem Shinobi :1mana::symu:
Creature - Human Ninja (R)
Ninjutsu :3mana::symu::symu:
When ~this~ enters the battlefield, if it's attacking, you may put a Ninja card from your hand into play tapped and attacking. If you do, return that card to your hand at end of combat.
:2mana:: Return ~this~ to its owner's hand. Use this ability only if ~this~ is blocked.
2/1
The ninjutsu might be a bit high. Maybe total 4?
The second ability is one that I think a few ninja should have, a kind of smoke bomb to get out of combat. I doubt that it would be on many, or be costed this efficiently on them. Adds a nice bit of flavor, ninja vanishes, where (or who) is it now?
Its a little bit busy, but the smoke bomb concept is pretty cool. I guess all ninjas feel somewhat busy though. You should pay attention to this month's YMTC (in the Contests & Games section). We're designing a ninja, and this kind of mechanic deserves some mention.
I actually quite like it, though I wonder why this card, which can pop out other ninjas, needs to be able to return to your hand. I'd prefer to see that ability on another ninja.
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I actually really like this card's bounce to hand if blocked effect. It'd actually be pretty cool with a Soulbond card to make a shinobi that hides other ninjas.
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I actually quite like it, though I wonder why this card, which can pop out other ninjas, needs to be able to return to your hand. I'd prefer to see that ability on another ninja.
My main concern is that if you have access to a lot of mana, this guy allows you to dump a ton of extra ninjas onto the board. You ninjutsu him in, and he brings another ninja in with him. Then you ninjutsu another ninja in his place. Then you ninjutsu him in again, and pull another ninja in too! Each recursion of this places an extra unblocked attacking creature onto the battlefield. I'm not exactly sure how often this would happen, but I figured it was worth mentioning.
Also, I think it is very important that he can bounce himself back to your hand. Since he can only bring extra ninjas along when he enters the battlefield attacking, having a way to bounce him that does not rely on other cards is very useful (and appropriate as a rare). Also, this way you can bounce him when he's blocked, and then ninjutsu him right back in if you have another unblocked creature for extra fun! This guy is seriously wacky, but in a really cool way!
Creature - Human Ninja (R)
Ninjutsu :3mana::symu::symu:
When ~this~ enters the battlefield, if it's attacking, you may put a Ninja card from your hand into play tapped and attacking. If you do, return that card to your hand at end of combat.
:2mana:: Return ~this~ to its owner's hand. Use this ability only if ~this~ is blocked.
2/1
The ninjutsu might be a bit high. Maybe total 4?
The second ability is one that I think a few ninja should have, a kind of smoke bomb to get out of combat. I doubt that it would be on many, or be costed this efficiently on them. Adds a nice bit of flavor, ninja vanishes, where (or who) is it now?
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My main concern is that if you have access to a lot of mana, this guy allows you to dump a ton of extra ninjas onto the board. You ninjutsu him in, and he brings another ninja in with him. Then you ninjutsu another ninja in his place. Then you ninjutsu him in again, and pull another ninja in too! Each recursion of this places an extra unblocked attacking creature onto the battlefield. I'm not exactly sure how often this would happen, but I figured it was worth mentioning.
Also, I think it is very important that he can bounce himself back to your hand. Since he can only bring extra ninjas along when he enters the battlefield attacking, having a way to bounce him that does not rely on other cards is very useful (and appropriate as a rare). Also, this way you can bounce him when he's blocked, and then ninjutsu him right back in if you have another unblocked creature for extra fun! This guy is seriously wacky, but in a really cool way!
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