Raphael's Technique
Raphael's Technique: Instant, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Sneak 2R. Each player may discard their hand and draw seven cards. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{R}{R}
- Mana value
- 6
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMT)
- Released
- 2026-03-06
- Collector number
- 105
- Artist
- Andreas Zafiratos
- Commander rank
- 12,201 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Sneak
Build around this card with Grover
About Raphael's Technique
Raphael's Technique is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red instant from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMT), an expansion set released in March 2026. It is collector number 105 in that set, with art by Andreas Zafiratos. It costs {4}{R}{R} (four generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.32 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Sneak {2}{R} (You may cast this spell for {2}{R} if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step.)
Each player may discard their hand and draw seven cards.
"Change of plans!"
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.32 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Raphael's Technique by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Raphael's Technique
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMT) #237 | Rare | 2026 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Raphael's Technique, newest first.
- 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.
- A player may choose to discard their hand even if their hand contains zero cards.
- 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.
- 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).
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.