Ninja Teen
Enchantment — Class
(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)
Whenever a creature you control leaves the battlefield, each opponent loses 1 life.
: Level 2
Creatures you control get +1/+0 and have menace.: Level 3
Creature cards in your graveyard have sneak 
.
You may cast creature spells from your graveyard using their sneak abilities.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Price
- $2.04
- EDHREC rank
- #8926
Ninja Teen enters the battlefield doing work immediately — the ninjutsu and combat triggers it enables let Splinter, Radical Rat decks generate value every single attack step. Two mana for a Ninja with relevant creature type is exactly the kind of rate that makes a tribal slot feel free.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Splinter, Radical Rat
Splinter, Radical Rat runs Ninja Teen in nearly 70% of decks because it's a cheap Ninja body that fuels the ninjutsu-based attack engine from turn two onward.
Super Shredder
Super Shredder wants bodies in the Ninja tribe, and Ninja Teen delivers at a cost low enough that it rarely clogs an early hand.
Satoru Umezawa
Satoru Umezawa's ninjutsu-granting ability means Ninja Teen's low cost lets you get a Ninja into play and trigger Satoru's draw effect without committing significant mana.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ninja Teen is legal across every major Constructed format, but its home is Commander, where the Ninja tribal density and ninjutsu synergies of dedicated commanders make it a near-auto-include. In competitive Constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer, it's too fair — a two-mana 2/2 with tribal upside doesn't clear the bar in those environments. Standard legality gives it a window, but only in a dedicated Ninja shell where the tribal payoffs outweigh the raw stat line. Commander is where the card actually matters, and there it earns its slot cleanly.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.04 cheap tier
At $2.04, Ninja Teen sits at the low end of relevant tribal staples — cheap enough to pick up without thinking twice. Demand is tied almost entirely to Splinter, Radical Rat Commander decks, so the price is stable as long as that commander stays popular.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Splinter, Radical Rat
- Super Shredder
- Satoru Umezawa
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.