Splinter, Radical Rat

Card text

If a triggered ability of a Ninja creature you control triggers, that ability triggers an additional time.

{1}{U}: Target Ninja can't be blocked this turn.

"The first rule of the ninja is 'do no harm.' Unless you need to do harm. Then do lots of harm!"

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.47 (as of 2026-11-11).

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Format legality

Legality of Splinter, Radical Rat by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

Other printings of Splinter, Radical Rat

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Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Splinter, Radical Rat, newest first.

• 2026-01-27 If a triggered ability is linked to a second ability, additional instances of that triggered ability are also linked to that second ability. If the second ability refers to "the exiled card," it refers to all cards exiled by instances of the triggered ability.
• 2026-01-27 In some cases involving linked abilities, an ability requires information about "the exiled card." When this happens, the ability gets multiple answers. If these answers are being used to determine the value of a variable, the sum is used. For example, if Elite Arcanist's enters ability triggers twice (probably because it entered as a Ninja due to another effect), two cards are exiled. The value of X in the activation cost of Elite Arcanist's other ability is the sum of the two cards' mana values. As the ability resolves, you create copies of both cards and can cast none, one, or both of the copies in any order.
• 2026-01-27 Splinter's first ability doesn't copy the triggered ability; it just causes the ability to trigger an additional time. Any choices made as you put the ability onto the stack, such as modes and targets, are made separately for each instance of the ability. Any choices made on resolution, such as whether to put counters on a permanent, are also made individually.
• 2026-01-27 Triggered abilities use the word "when," "whenever," or "at." They're often written as "[Trigger condition], [effect]." Some keyword abilities are triggered abilities and will have "when," "whenever," or "at" in their reminder text.

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