Thousand-Faced Shadow
Creature — Human Ninja1/1$1.88
Ninjutsu (, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Flying When this creature enters from your hand, if it's attacking, create a token that's a copy of another target attacking creature. The token enters tapped and attacking.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 51
Thousand-Faced Shadow + Peregrine Drake + Silver-Fur Master
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite combat damage
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Silver-Fur Master and Peregrine Drake do not have summoning sickness. An opponent cannot block Silver-Fur Master or Peregrine Drake. You control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {1}{U}{U}{U}{B}.
Steps
Declare Peregrine Drake and Silver-Fur Master as attackers. When they aren't blocked, activate up to five lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {1}{U}{U}{U}{B}. Activate Thousand-Faced Shadow's ninjutsu ability by paying {1}{U}{U} and returning Silver-Fur Master from the battlefield to your hand, putting Thousand-Faced Shadow onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. When Thousand-Faced Shadow enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a token copy of Peregrine Drake that is tapped and attacking. When the Peregrine Drake token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands. Activate Silver-Fur Master's ninjutsu ability by paying {U}{B} and returning Thousand-Faced Shadow from the battlefield to your hand, putting Silver-Fur Master onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. Repeat from step 2. Deal combat damage using the Peregrine Drake tokens, dealing infinite combat damage to the defending opponent. If you control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}{U}{U}{B}, this combo nets infinite mana.
Thousand-Faced Shadow + Peregrine Drake + Moon-Circuit Hacker
- Infinite combat damage to one opponent
- Infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Moon-Circuit Hacker and Peregrine Drake do not have summoning sickness. An opponent cannot block Moon-Circuit Hacker or Peregrine Drake. You control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}{U}{U}.
Steps
Declare Peregrine Drake and Moon-Circuit Hacker as attackers. When they aren't blocked, activate up to five lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}{U}{U}. Activate Thousand-Faced Shadow's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{U} and returning Moon-Circuit Hacker from the battlefield to your hand, putting Thousand-Faced Shadow onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. When Thousand-Faced Shadow enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a token copy of Peregrine Drake that is tapped and attacking. When the Peregrine Drake token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands. Activate Moon-Circuit Hacker's ninjutsu ability by paying {U} and returning Thousand-Faced Shadow from the battlefield to your hand, putting Moon-Circuit Hacker onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. Repeat from step 2. Deal combat damage using the Peregrine Drake tokens, dealing infinite combat damage to the defending opponent. If you control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {3}{U}{U}{U}, this combo nets infinite mana.
Thousand-Faced Shadow + Peregrine Drake + Mistblade Shinobi
- Infinite combat damage to one opponent
- Infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Mistblade Shinobi and Peregrine Drake do not have summoning sickness. An opponent cannot block Mistblade Shinobi or Peregrine Drake. You control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}{U}{U}.
Steps
Declare Peregrine Drake and Mistblade Shinobi as attackers. When they aren't blocked, activate up to five lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}{U}{U}. Activate Thousand-Faced Shadow's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{U} and returning Mistblade Shinobi from the battlefield to your hand, putting Thousand-Faced Shadow onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. When Thousand-Faced Shadow enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a token copy of Peregrine Drake that is tapped and attacking. When the Peregrine Drake token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands. Activate Mistblade Shinobi's ninjutsu ability by paying {U} and returning Thousand-Faced Shadow from the battlefield to your hand, putting Mistblade Shinobi onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. Repeat from step 2. Deal combat damage using the Peregrine Drake tokens, dealing infinite combat damage to the defending opponent. If you control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {3}{U}{U}{U}, this combo nets infinite mana.
Thousand-Faced Shadow + Great Whale + Silver-Fur Master
- Infinite combat damage to one opponent
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Silver-Fur Master and Great Whale do not have summoning sickness. An opponent cannot block Silver-Fur Master or Great Whale. You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {1}{U}{U}{U}{B}.
Steps
Declare Great Whale and Silver-Fur Master as attackers. When they aren't blocked, activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {1}{U}{U}{U}{B}. Activate Thousand-Faced Shadow's ninjutsu ability by paying {1}{U}{U} and returning Silver-Fur Master from the battlefield to your hand, putting Thousand-Faced Shadow onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. When Thousand-Faced Shadow enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a token copy of Great Whale that is tapped and attacking. When the Great Whale token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands. Activate Silver-Fur Master's ninjutsu ability by paying {U}{B} and returning Thousand-Faced Shadow from the battlefield to your hand, putting Silver-Fur Master onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. Repeat from step 2. Deal combat damage using the Great Whale tokens, dealing infinite combat damage to the defending opponent. If you control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}{U}{U}{B}, this combo nets infinite mana.
Thousand-Faced Shadow + Peregrine Drake + Skullsnatcher
- Infinite combat damage to one opponent
- Infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Skullsnatcher and Peregrine Drake do not have summoning sickness. An opponent cannot block Skullsnatcher or Peregrine Drake. You control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}{U}{B}.
Steps
Declare Peregrine Drake and Skullsnatcher as attackers. When they aren't blocked, activate up to five lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}{U}{B}. Activate Thousand-Faced Shadow's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{U} and returning Skullsnatcher from the battlefield to your hand, putting Thousand-Faced Shadow onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. When Thousand-Faced Shadow enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a token copy of Peregrine Drake that is tapped and attacking. When the Peregrine Drake token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands. Activate Skullsnatcher's ninjutsu ability by paying {B} and returning Thousand-Faced Shadow from the battlefield to your hand, putting Skullsnatcher onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. Repeat from step 2. Deal combat damage using the Peregrine Drake tokens, dealing infinite combat damage to the defending opponent. If you control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {3}{U}{U}{B}, this combo nets infinite mana.
Thousand-Faced Shadow + Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow + Great Whale
- Infinite combat damage to one opponent
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Yuriko and Great Whale do not have summoning sickness. An opponent cannot block Yuriko or Great Whale. You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}{U}{U}{B}.
Steps
Declare Great Whale and Yuriko as attackers. When they aren't blocked, activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}{U}{U}{B}. Activate Thousand-Faced Shadow's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{U} and returning Yuriko from the battlefield to your hand, putting Thousand-Faced Shadow onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. When Thousand-Faced Shadow enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a token copy of Great Whale that is tapped and attacking. When the Great Whale token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands. Activate Yuriko's ninjutsu ability by paying {U}{B} and returning Thousand-Faced Shadow from the battlefield to your hand, putting Yuriko onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. Repeat from step 2. Deal combat damage using the Great Whale tokens, dealing infinite combat damage to the defending opponent. If you control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {3}{U}{U}{U}{B}, this combo nets infinite mana.
Thousand-Faced Shadow + Palinchron + Silver-Fur Master
- Infinite combat damage to one opponent
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Silver-Fur Master and Palinchron do not have summoning sickness. An opponent cannot block Silver-Fur Master or Palinchron. You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {1}{U}{U}{U}{B}.
Steps
Declare Palinchron and Silver-Fur Master as attackers. When they aren't blocked, activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {1}{U}{U}{U}{B}. Activate Thousand-Faced Shadow's ninjutsu ability by paying {1}{U}{U} and returning Silver-Fur Master from the battlefield to your hand, putting Thousand-Faced Shadow onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. When Thousand-Faced Shadow enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a token copy of Palinchron that is tapped and attacking. When the Palinchron token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands. Activate Silver-Fur Master's ninjutsu ability by paying {U}{B} and returning Thousand-Faced Shadow from the battlefield to your hand, putting Silver-Fur Master onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. Repeat from step 2. Deal combat damage using the Palinchron tokens, dealing infinite combat damage to the defending opponent. If you control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}{U}{U}{B}, this combo nets infinite mana.
Thousand-Faced Shadow + Great Whale + Moon-Circuit Hacker
- Infinite combat damage to one opponent
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Moon-Circuit Hacker and Great Whale do not have summoning sickness. An opponent cannot block Moon-Circuit Hacker or Great Whale. You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}{U}{U}.
Steps
Declare Great Whale and Moon-Circuit Hacker as attackers. When they aren't blocked, activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}{U}{U}. Activate Thousand-Faced Shadow's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{U} and returning Moon-Circuit Hacker from the battlefield to your hand, putting Thousand-Faced Shadow onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. When Thousand-Faced Shadow enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a token copy of Great Whale that is tapped and attacking. When the Great Whale token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands. Activate Moon-Circuit Hacker's ninjutsu ability by paying {U} and returning Thousand-Faced Shadow from the battlefield to your hand, putting Moon-Circuit Hacker onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. Repeat from step 2. Deal combat damage using the Great Whale tokens, dealing infinite combat damage to the defending opponent. If you control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {3}{U}{U}{U}, this combo nets infinite mana.
Thousand-Faced Shadow + Great Whale + Mistblade Shinobi
- Infinite combat damage to one opponent
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Mistblade Shinobi and Great Whale do not have summoning sickness. An opponent cannot block Mistblade Shinobi or Great Whale. You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}{U}{U}.
Steps
Declare Great Whale and Mistblade Shinobi as attackers. When they aren't blocked, activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}{U}{U}. Activate Thousand-Faced Shadow's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{U} and returning Mistblade Shinobi from the battlefield to your hand, putting Thousand-Faced Shadow onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. When Thousand-Faced Shadow enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a token copy of Great Whale that is tapped and attacking. When the Great Whale token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands. Activate Mistblade Shinobi's ninjutsu ability by paying {U} and returning Thousand-Faced Shadow from the battlefield to your hand, putting Mistblade Shinobi onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. Repeat from step 2. Deal combat damage using the Great Whale tokens, dealing infinite combat damage to the defending opponent. If you control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {3}{U}{U}{U}, this combo nets infinite mana.
Thousand-Faced Shadow + Great Whale + Prosperous Thief
- Infinite combat damage to one opponent
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Prosperous Thief and Great Whale do not have summoning sickness. An opponent cannot block Prosperous Thief or Great Whale. You control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {3}{U}{U}{U}.
Steps
Declare Great Whale and Prosperous Thief as attackers. When they aren't blocked, activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}{U}{U}. Activate Thousand-Faced Shadow's ninjutsu ability by paying {2}{U}{U} and returning Prosperous Thief from the battlefield to your hand, putting Thousand-Faced Shadow onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. When Thousand-Faced Shadow enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating a token copy of Great Whale that is tapped and attacking. When the Great Whale token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands. Activate Prosperous Thief's ninjutsu ability by paying {1}{U} and returning Thousand-Faced Shadow from the battlefield to your hand, putting Prosperous Thief onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking. Repeat from step 2. Deal combat damage using the Great Whale tokens, dealing infinite combat damage to the defending opponent. If you control up to seven lands that can tap to produce at least {4}{U}{U}{U}, this combo nets infinite mana.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Splinter, Radical RatThousand-Faced Shadow is a Ninja, which Splinter, Radical Rat can use.
- Yarok, the DesecratedYarok, the Desecrated copies your triggered abilities, which Thousand-Faced Shadow can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Mister FantasticMister Fantastic copies your triggered abilities, which Thousand-Faced Shadow can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Thassa, Deep-DwellingThassa, Deep-Dwelling blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Thousand-Faced Shadow can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Brago, King EternalBrago, King Eternal blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Thousand-Faced Shadow can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Y'shtola RhulY'shtola Rhul blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Thousand-Faced Shadow can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Kykar, Zephyr AwakenerKykar, Zephyr Awakener blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Thousand-Faced Shadow can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Abuelo, Ancestral EchoAbuelo, Ancestral Echo blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Thousand-Faced Shadow can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Oji, the Exquisite BladeOji, the Exquisite Blade blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Thousand-Faced Shadow can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Elrond, Moon-ReaderElrond, Moon-Reader blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Thousand-Faced Shadow can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.