Coiling Stalker
~$0.11 low · ~$0.26 high
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Green. Creature — Snake Ninja
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty #179 · Illustrated by Svetlin Velinov
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Oracle text
Ninjutsu (, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control that doesn't have a +1/+1 counter on it.
2/1
Format legality
All 2 printings of Coiling Stalker
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty neo #179· 2022common· Cardmarket €0.05 · €0.11 foil | common | $0.19 | $0.24 | €0.05€0.11 foil | |
 Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty neo #346· 2022Showcasecommon· Cardmarket €0.04 · €0.14 foil | common | $0.11 | $0.26 | €0.04€0.14 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2022
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #19,229 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Ninjutsu
- Artists
- Svetlin Velinov, M.Matsumoto
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty card (#179).
179 · NEO · C · EN
- 179Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- NEOSet code for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (8)
February 18, 2022
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.
February 18, 2022
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.
February 18, 2022
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).
February 18, 2022
The ninjutsu ability can be activated only after blockers have been declared. Before then, attacking creatures are neither blocked nor unblocked.
February 18, 2022
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February 18, 2022
The target of Coiling Stalker's triggered ability will become an illegal target if a +1/+1 counter is placed on it before the triggered ability resolves.
February 18, 2022
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.
February 18, 2022
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.
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