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Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising

Legendary Creature — Human Ninja · {2}{B} · Black commander

Sneak {1}{B} (You may cast this spell for {1}{B} if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step. He enters tapped and attacking.) Whenever Oroku Saki deals combat damage to a player, you draw a card and lose 1 life.

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What Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Triggered ability · deals_damageWhenever Oroku Saki deals combat damage to a player, you draw a card and lose 1 life.
• Keyword · sneaksneak

What an Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising deck wants

The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.

• 12× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
• 29× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 7× Refill your hand
• 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
• 11× Get ahead on mana

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