Card database
Raphael, the Nightwatcher
Type line
Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle
Oracle text
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.) Attacking creatures you control have double strike.
Rulings
- 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.2026-01-27
- 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.2026-01-27
- 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).2026-01-27
Market price
$1.08
Commander meta
Top cards in Raphael, the Nightwatcher decks
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Top cards appear once players build public decks with Raphael, the Nightwatcher as the commander.
Use over time
1 public deck with Raphael, the Nightwatcher saved in the last 12 weeks, by the week each was last saved. Approximate: a deck counts in the week it was saved, not every week it held the card.
Often played with
Across the 1 public deck that plays Raphael, the Nightwatcher. That's a thin sample — treat these as observations, not staples.