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Shredder, Unrelenting

Shredder, Unrelenting

Legendary Creature — Human Ninja

Shredder wants a deck that plays cheap creatures and attacks from the first turns. It also works in a deck built around Humans or Ninjas.

  • Mana cost4 genericblack
  • Black ()
  • Power / toughness6 / 4
  • RarityUncommon

Sneak 3 genericblack (You may cast this spell for 3 genericblack if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step. He enters tapped and attacking.)

Deathtouch

Whenever Shredder enters or attacks, another target creature you control gains deathtouch until end of turn.

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Cards That Fit Shredder, Unrelenting

Picked for what they do in Shredder's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Shredder's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Shredder, Unrelenting

explain how Shredder works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 27 Jan 2026

Although a creature put onto the battlefield this way is attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature. Abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks won't trigger when that creature enters attacking.

Wizards of the Coast 27 Jan 2026

If a creature spell's sneak cost was paid, the creature it becomes enters tapped and attacking the same player, planeswalker, or battle as the creature that was returned to its owner's hand to pay its sneak cost. This is a rule specific to sneak; in other cases, when a creature is put onto the battlefield attacking, that creature's controller chooses which player, planeswalker, or battle it's attacking.

Wizards of the Coast 27 Jan 2026

Spells can only be cast for their sneak costs any time you could play an instant during the declare blockers step on your turn (after your opponent has decided whether to block).

3 rulings, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

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Commanders that share the most with Shredder, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryBPlayers write colors as letters: B for black.AggroAggro decks play cheap creatures early and attack every turn, trying to knock opponents out before their bigger plans come together.Open the Aggro pageCombat TrickAn instant you cast during a fight to change how it ends: making a creature bigger or smaller, or keeping your creatures from dying. Boros Charm, Flawless ManeuverOpen the Combat Trick pageAttack TriggerTriggers when a creature attacks, so the reward comes from declaring the attack. You get it even if the creature is blocked. Sword of the Animist, Adeline, Resplendent CatharOpen the Attack Trigger page