Shuriken
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature has "
, Unattach Shuriken: Shuriken deals 2 damage to target creature. That creature's controller gains control of Shuriken unless it was unattached from a Ninja."
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #23004
Shuriken deals 1 damage and taps a creature — but the real cost is that your Ninja has to stay attached to it, opening you up to a two-for-one the moment your opponent has a removal spell. It's a narrow ninjutsu enabler, and outside that specific shell, it doesn't do enough to justify the slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Shuriken earns its keep almost exclusively in Ninja tribal decks, where the equip-to-Ninja clause becomes a feature rather than a liability — pinging blockers to keep ninjutsu triggers flowing. Legacy and Vintage are legal but have zero interest in it; the formats move too fast and efficiently for a 1-damage equipment with strings attached. Modern is similarly legal and similarly indifferent. Shuriken is a Commander card dressed in broader legality.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Shuriken is firmly bulk — the price reflects how narrow the demand is. It holds that floor because Ninja tribal players need exactly one copy, not zero, but don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.