| Name | Splinter, Hamato Yoshi  |
|---|---|
| Type | Legendary creature — mutant ninja rat |
| Description | Sneak  (You may cast this spell for if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step. He enters tapped and attacking.)
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
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| Artist | April Prime |
| Set | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #79 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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Splinter, Hamato Yoshi, Legendary creature — mutant ninja rat, designed by April Prime first released in Feb, 2026 in the set Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It see play in 1 formats: Commander.
Splinter, Hamato Yoshi would fit best in an aggressive or tempo‑oriented **Black-based Ninjas** deck, likely Dimir (UB) or mono‑black, that focuses on evasive early attackers to enable Sneak and maintain pressure while generating tribal synergy; the Sneak {B} cost is extremely efficient, letting you redeploy him mid‑combat while retriggering ETB or ninjutsu-style value from creatures you bounce, and Menace plus a global +1/+1 for other Ninjas makes him both a payoff and enabler in a go‑wide Ninja shell. However, compared to existing Ninja staples like **Yuriko, the Tiger’s Shadow** (which generates massive card advantage and life loss), **Satoru Umezawa** (which grants ninjutsu to your hand and card filtering), or even **Fallen Shinobi** as a top-end threat, Splinter is more of a tribal lord than a value engine, making him strong in dedicated Ninja tribal but weaker in competitive formats where raw card advantage is king; in Commander Ninja builds he would likely see solid play as a 99
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