Yu-Gi-Oh! "Ninja" Archetype

This is a list of all the YuGiOh "Ninja" monsters and support cards in our database.

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Card Name Type ATR Sub Type LVL ATK DEF Card Text Buy It
Air Armor Ninja
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Effect Monster WIND Warrior 4 1400 1400 When this card is Summoned: You can target 1 "Ninja" monster you control; reduce its Level by 1.
Aqua Armor Ninja
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Effect Monster WATER Warrior 4 800 1600 When your opponent's monster declares a direct attack, if you have another "Ninja" monster in your Graveyard: You can banish this card from your Graveyard to target the attacking monster; negate that attack.
Armed Ninja
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Flip/Effect Monster EARTH Warrior 1 300 300 FLIP: Select 1 Spell Card on the field and destroy it. If the selected card is Set, pick up and see the card. If it is a Spell Card, it is destroyed. If it is a Trap Card, return it to its original position.
Armor Ninjitsu Art of Freezing
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Trap Continuous When an opponent's monster declares an attack, if you control a face-up "Ninja" monster: You can flip this card face-up; negate that attack and end the Battle Phase. Once this card is face-up on the field, monsters your opponent controls cannot change their Battle Positions while you control a face-up "Ninja" monster(s).
Armor Ninjitsu Art of Rust Mist
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Trap Continuous When a monster(s) is Special Summoned to your opponent's side of the field, if you control a face-up "Ninja" monster: Halve the ATK of that Special Summoned monster(s).
Baku the Beast Ninja
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Effect Monster WIND Beast 3 1500 600 If this card is added to your hand, except by drawing it: You can Special Summon it. If this card is Special Summoned or flipped face-up: You can target 1 "Ninja" or "Ninjitsu Art" card from your GY or face-up Spell & Trap Zone, except "Baku the Beast Ninja"; return it to the hand. You can only use each effect of "Baku the Beast Ninja" once per turn.
Black Dragon Ninja
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Effect Monster DARK Beast 7 2800 1600 Cannot be Special Summoned, except with the effect of a "Ninja" monster or "Ninjitsu Art" card. Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can send 1 "Ninja" monster and 1 "Ninjitsu Art" card from your hand and/or face-up from your field to the Graveyard, then target 1 monster on the field; banish it. If this face-up card leaves the field: Special Summon as many monsters banished by this card's effect as possible to their owner's field(s).
Blade Armor Ninja
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Xyz/Effect Monster WIND Warrior 4 2200 1000 2 Level 4 Warrior-Type monsters
Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to target 1 face-up "Ninja" monster you control; this turn, that monster can attack twice during each Battle Phase.
Blue Dragon Ninja
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Effect Monster WATER Sea Serpent 5 2100 1200 Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can discard 1 "Ninja" monster and 1 "Ninjitsu Art" card to target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; this turn, that monster's effects are negated, also that monster cannot attack.
Crimson Ninja
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Flip/Effect Monster EARTH Warrior 1 300 300 FLIP: Select 1 Trap Card on the field and destroy it. If the selected card is Set, pick up and look at the card. If it is a Trap Card, destroy it. If it is a Spell Card, return it to its original position.
Earth Armor Ninja
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Effect Monster EARTH Warrior 5 1600 1200 If your opponent controls a monster and you control no monsters, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand).
Flame Armor Ninja
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Effect Monster FIRE Warrior 4 1700 1000 When this card is Summoned: You can target 1 "Ninja" monster you control; increase its Level by 1.
Fuhma Shuriken
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Spell Equip You can only equip this card to a monster that includes Ninja" in its card name. Increase the ATK of the equipped monster by 700 points. When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, inflict 700 points of damage to your opponent's Life Points."
Goe Goe the Gallant Ninja
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Effect Monster WIND Warrior 4 1500 1000 When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent: Your opponent must discard 2 random cards. Your opponent must have at least 5 cards in their hand for you to activate and to resolve this effect.
Green Ninja
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Effect Monster WIND Warrior 2 600 600 If a monster(s) is Special Summoned to your field face-up (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 of them; Special Summon this card from your hand, and if you do, change that monster to face-down Defense Position. If this card is sent from the hand or field to the GY: You can target 1 monster on the field; change it to face-up Attack Position or face-down Defense Position. You can only use each effect of "Green Ninja" once per turn.
Hidden Village of Ninjitsu Arts
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Spell Field If a "Ninja" monster is Summoned to your field: You can target 1 "Ninja" monster or 1 "Ninjitsu Art" card in your GY; add it to your hand, but you cannot activate cards, or the effects of cards, with that name for the rest of this turn. If a "Ninja" monster(s) or "Ninjitsu Art" card(s) you control would be destroyed by battle or an opponent's card effect, you can banish 1 "Ninja" monster from your GY instead. You can only use each effect of "Hidden Village of Ninjitsu Arts" once per turn.
Jioh the Gravity Ninja
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Effect Monster EARTH Rock 8 2300 2900 If this card is Normal/Special Summoned, or flipped face-up: You can target up to 2 face-up monsters on the field; change them to face-down Defense Position, and if you do, any opponent's monsters that were flipped by this effect cannot change their battle positions. If a monster on the field is flipped face-up, while this monster is face-up on the field (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy it. You can only use each effect of "Jioh the Gravity Ninja" once per turn.
Kagero the Cannon Ninja
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Effect Monster FIRE Warrior 4 1600 2000 If this card is Normal Summoned, Special Summoned, or flipped face-up: You can Special Summon 1 "Ninja" monster from your hand or GY in face-down Defense Position, except "Kagero the Cannon Ninja". When your opponent activates a card or effect that targets exactly 1 "Ninja" card or exactly 1 face-down Defense Position monster you control, while this card is in your GY (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon this card in face-down Defense Position, and if you do, return that targeted card to the hand. You can only use each effect of "Kagero the Cannon Ninja" once per turn.
Karakuri Ninja mdl 339 "Sazank"
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Effect Monster EARTH Machine 3 1200 1200 This card must attack if able. When this face-up Attack Position card is selected as an attack target, change it to Defense Position. When this card is flipped face-up, select 1 face-up monster on the field, and send it to the Graveyard. During the turn this card is flipped face-up, it can attack your opponent directly.
Karakuri Ninja mdl 7749 "Nanashick"
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Effect Monster EARTH Machine 5 2200 1800 This card must attack if able. When this face-up card on the field is selected as an attack target, change its battle position. When this card is Normal Summoned, you can draw 1 card for each face-up Defense Position "Karakuri" monster you control.
Karakuri Ninja mdl 919 "Kuick"
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Effect Monster EARTH Machine 4 1700 1500 This card must attack if able. When this face-up card is selected as an attack target, change its battle position. When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, select 1 Level 4 or lower "Karakuri" monster in your Graveyard, and Special Summon it in face-up Defense Position.
Lady Ninja Yae
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Effect Monster WIND Warrior 3 1100 200 By discarding 1 WIND monster from your hand to the Graveyard, return all Spell and Trap Cards on your opponent's side of the field to the owner's hand.
Masked Ninja Ebisu
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Effect Monster WIND Warrior 4 1200 1800 Once per turn, if you control a face-up "Ninja" monster other than "Masked Ninja Ebisu", you can activate this effect: Return a number of your opponent's Spell/Trap Cards to the hand, equal to the number of "Ninja" monsters you control, also every face-up "Goe Goe the Gallant Ninja" you control can attack your opponent directly this turn.
Meizen the Battle Ninja
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Fusion/Effect Monster DARK Warrior 6 2500 1500 2 "Ninja" monsters with different Types
Must first be either Fusion Summoned, or Special Summoned from your Extra Deck by Tributing the above cards you control. Your "Ninja" monsters can attack directly. While you control a face-down Defense Position monster, your opponent's monsters cannot target this card for attacks. When your opponent activates a card or effect (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon 1 "Ninja" monster from your Deck in face-up or face-down Defense Position. You can only use this effect of "Meizen the Battle Ninja" once per turn.
Mitsu the Insect Ninja
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Effect Monster WATER Insect 2 200 2100 If you control a "Ninja" card or a face-down Defense Position monster: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. When your opponent activates a monster effect (Quick Effect): You can target 1 face-down Defense Position monster you control; change it to face-up Defense Position, and if you do, change this card to face-down Defense Position, then, if the targeted monster was a "Ninja" monster, except "Mitsu the Insect Ninja", negate that opponent's activated effect. You can only use each effect of "Mitsu the Insect Ninja" once per turn.
Nazuki the Vaylantz Ninja
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Pendulum/Effect Monster WATER Spellcaster 6 1800 1800 You can target 1 other monster in either Main Monster Zone; move that monster to an adjacent (horizontal) Monster Zone. If this card in the Monster Zone moves to another Monster Zone: You can target 1 "Vaylantz" Monster Card in your Spell & Trap Zone; Special Summon it to your Main Monster Zone in its same column. You can only use each effect of "Nazuki the Vaylantz Ninja" once per turn.

Pendulum Scale: 1
Pendulum Effect: If "Vaylantz World - Shinra Bansho" is in a Field Zone or if you control a WATER "Vaylantz" monster: You can Special Summon this card to your Main Monster Zone in its same column. You can only use this effect of "Nazuki the Vaylantz Ninja" once per turn.
Nin-Ken Dog
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Normal Monster WIND Beast-Warrior 4 1800 1000 A Ninja dog who has mastered extreme Ninjutsu. Through hard training, it learned the technique to metamorphose into a human being.
Ninja Grandmaster Hanzo
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Effect Monster DARK Warrior 4 1800 1000 When this card is Normal Summoned: You can add 1 "Ninjitsu Art" card from your Deck to your hand. When this card is Flip or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Ninja" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Ninja Grandmaster Hanzo".
Ninja Grandmaster Saizo
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Link/Effect Monster LIGHT Warrior 2000 LINK-2 2 "Ninja" monsters
During your Main Phase: You can Set 1 "Ninjitsu Art" Spell/Trap directly from your Deck. You can only use this effect of "Ninja Grandmaster Saizo" once per turn. While this card points to a monster(s), this card cannot by targeted for an attack, also your opponent cannot target it with card effects.
Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke
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Effect Monster LIGHT Warrior 4 1800 1000 At the start of the Damage Step, if this card attacks a face-up Defense Position monster: Destroy that monster.
Ninjitsu Art Notebook
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Spell Continuous Once per turn: You can send 1 "Ninja" monster from your hand to the Graveyard; Set1 "Ninjitsu Art" Spell/Trap Card directly from your Deck, except "Ninjitsu Art Notebook"
Ninjitsu Art Notebook of Mystery
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Spell Quick-Play If your opponent controls a card: You can Set up to 1 "Ninja" monster, and up to 1 "Ninjitsu Art" Spell/Trap, except "Ninjitsu Art Notebook of Mystery". These cards come from your Deck and/or GY, but only 1 can come from each. If this Set card on the field is sent to the GY: You can target 1 face-up monster on the field; change it to face-down Defense Position. You can only use each effect of "Ninjitsu Art Notebook of Mystery" once per turn.
Ninjitsu Art of Dancing Leaves
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Trap Continuous Activate this card by targeting 1 "Ninja" monster or 1 face-down Defense Position monster on the field; Tribute it, and if you do, Special Summon 1 "Ninja" monster from your Deck. When this card leaves the field, send that monster to the GY. You can target 1 "Ninjitsu Art" Continuous Spell/Trap in your Spell & Trap Zone; return it to the hand. You can only use 1 "Ninjitsu Art of Dancing Leaves" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
Ninjitsu Art of Decoy
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Trap Continuous Target 1 face-up "Ninja" monster you control; it cannot be destroyed by battle.
Ninjitsu Art of Duplication
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Trap Continuous Tribute 1 "Ninja" monster; Special Summon any number of "Ninja" monsters from your Deck, in face-up Attack Position or face-down Defense Position, with combined Levels less than or equal to the Level of the Tributed monster. When this card leaves the field: Destroy those monsters.
Ninjitsu Art of Mirage-Transformation
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Trap Continuous Tribute 1 "Ninja" monster, then target 1 monster in your opponent's GY; Special Summon it to your field. It is also treated as a "Ninja" monster while this card is face-up on the field. When this card leaves the field, send that monster to the GY. You can only activate 1 "Ninjitsu Art of Mirage-Transformation" per turn.
Ninjitsu Art of Mosquito Marching
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Spell Normal Special Summon up to 2 Level 4 or lower Insect monsters from your hand (with the same Level, if Summoning 2). If you control "Number 2: Ninja Shadow Mosquito": You can banish this card from your GY, then target face-up monsters your opponent controls up to the number of Insect monsters you control; place 1 Hallucination Counter on each of those monsters. (The effects, if any, of monsters with Hallucination Counters are negated.) You can only use each effect of "Ninjitsu Art of Mosquito Marching" once per turn.
Ninjitsu Art of Shadow Sealing
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Trap Continuous Tribute 1 "Ninja" monster to target 1 monster your opponent controls; banish that target. While that card is banished, its Monster Card Zone cannot be used. When this face-up card leaves the field: Return the card banished by this effect to the same Monster Card Zone in the same battle position.
Ninjitsu Art of Super-Transformation
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Trap Continuous Target 1 face-up "Ninja" monster you control and 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; send them to the Graveyard, then Special Summon to your side of the field 1 Dragon, Dinosaur, or Sea Serpent-Type monster from your Deck whose Level is less than or equal to the combined Levels of the sent monster(s). When this card leaves the field, banish that monster.
Ninjitsu Art of Transformation
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Trap Continuous Tribute 1 face-up "Ninja" monster you control; Special Summon 1 Beast, Winged Beast, or Insect-Type monster with a Level less than or equal to the Level of the Tributed card + 3 from your hand or Deck. When this card leaves the field, destroy that monster.
Ninjitsu Art Tool - Iron Digger
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Spell Equip The equipped monster gains 500 ATK, also it is treated as a "Ninja" monster. You can only use each of the following effects of "Ninjitsu Art Tool - Iron Digger" once per turn. You can banish 1 "Ninja" monster from your GY, then target 1 card on the field; destroy it. If this card is sent from the field to the GY: You can target 1 of your banished "Ninja" monsters; add it to your hand or Special Summon it in face-down Defense Position.
Number 12: Crimson Shadow Armor Ninja
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Xyz/Effect Monster EARTH Warrior 5 2400 1700 2 Level 5 monsters
Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; this turn, face-up "Ninja" monsters you control cannot be destroyed by battle or by card effects.
Number 2: Ninja Shadow Mosquito
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Xyz/Effect Monster WIND Insect 2 0 0 2+ Level 2 monsters
Cannot be destroyed by battle, also you take no damage from battles involving this card. All monsters your opponent controls must attack, if able. When an attack is declared: You can activate 1 of these effects;
  • Detach 1 material from this card, and if you do, place 1 Hallucination Counter on 1 face-up monster your opponent controls. (The effects, if any, of monsters with Hallucination Counters are negated.)
  • Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the ATK of 1 monster with a Hallucination Counter.
  • Penguin Ninja
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    Flip/Effect Monster WATER Aqua 3 1400 700 FLIP: You can target up to 2 Spells/Traps your opponent controls; return them to the hand.
    You can target 1 "Penguin" monster you control; change it to face-down Defense Position. You can only use this effect of "Penguin Ninja" once per turn.
    Red Dragon Ninja
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    Effect Monster FIRE Winged Beast 6 2400 1200 When this card is Summoned: You can banish 1 "Ninja" or "Ninjitsu Art" card from your Graveyard to target 1 Set card your opponent controls; reveal that Set card, then return it to either the top or bottom of the Deck. Your opponent cannot activate the targeted card in response to this effect's activation. You can only use the effect of "Red Dragon Ninja" once per turn.
    Senior Silver Ninja
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    Effect Monster EARTH Warrior 6 2300 2200 When this card is flipped face-up: You can Special Summon any number of "Ninja" monsters, except "Senior Silver Ninja", from your hand and/or Graveyard in face-down Defense Position. There can only be 1 face-up "Senior Silver Ninja" on the field.
    Strike Ninja
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    Effect Monster DARK Warrior 4 1700 1200 You can remove this card from play until the End Phase of this turn by removing from play 2 DARK monsters in your Graveyard. You can use this effect during either player's turn. You can only use this effect once per turn.
    Superheavy Samurai Ninja Sarutobi
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    Synchro/Effect Monster EARTH Machine 8 2000 2800 1 Machine-Type Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner "Superheavy Samurai" monsters
    This card can attack while in face-up Defense Position. If it does, apply its DEF for damage calculation. Once per turn, during either player's turn, if you have no Spell/Trap Cards in your Graveyard: You can target 1 Spell/Trap Card on the field; destroy it, and if you do, inflict 500 damage to your opponent.
    Superheavy Samurai Stealth Ninja
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    Synchro/Effect Monster EARTH Machine 7 1200 2800 1 Machine-Type Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner Machine-Type monsters
    This card can attack while in face-up Defense Position. If it does, apply its DEF for damage calculation. If you have no Spell/Trap Cards in your Graveyard: You can halve this card's original DEF until the end of this turn, and if you do, this card can attack your opponent directly this turn. Once per turn, during the next Standby Phase after this card was destroyed by a card effect and sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon this card.
    Tenchi Kaimei
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    Spell Field (This card is always treated as a "Ninjitsu Art" card.)
    When a "Ninja" monster you control inflicts battle damage to your opponent: You can target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy it. If this face-up card in its owner's Field Zone has left the field because of an opponent's effect, and is now in the GY or banished: You can target any number of "Ninja" monsters with different names in your GY; Special Summon them in face-down Defense Position.
    Tobari the Sky Ninja
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    Effect Monster EARTH Winged Beast 1 0 0 This card cannot be destroyed by battle or card effect the turn it was Special Summoned or flipped face-up. You can only use each of the following effects of "Tobari the Sky Ninja" once per turn. You can send this card from your hand to the GY; Special Summon 1 "Ninja" monster from your hand in face-up or face-down Defense Position. During your opponent's Main or Battle Phase (Quick Effect): You can Fusion Summon 1 "Ninja" Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field as material.
    Twilight Ninja Getsuga, the Shogun
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    Effect Monster DARK Warrior 8 2000 3000 You can Tribute Summon this card by Tributing 1 "Ninja" monster. If this card is in Attack Position: You can target 2 "Ninja" monsters in your Graveyard, except "Twilight Ninja Getsuga, the Shogun"; change this card to Defense Position, and if you do, Special Summon those monsters. You can only use this effect of "Twilight Ninja Getsuga, the Shogun" once per turn.
    Twilight Ninja Jogen
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    Pendulum/Effect Monster DARK Warrior 7 2000 1000 You can reveal 1 "Ninjitsu Art" card in your hand; Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage.

    Pendulum Scale: 1
    Pendulum Effect: If your "Ninja" monster attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent.
    Twilight Ninja Kagen
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    Pendulum/Effect Monster DARK Warrior 1 0 2000 You can Tribute this card, then target 1 "Ninja" monster you control; it gains 800 ATK until the end of this turn.

    Pendulum Scale: 10
    Pendulum Effect: You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Ninja" monsters. This effect cannot be negated. Once per turn, when your "Ninja" monster declares an attack: You can make that monster gain 1000 ATK until the end of the Damage Step (even if this card leaves the field).
    Twilight Ninja Nichirin, the Chunin
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    Effect Monster DARK Warrior 6 2300 1000 Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can discard 1 "Ninja" monster, then activate 1 of these effects;
  • This turn, "Ninja" monsters and "Ninjitsu Art" cards you control cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects.
  • 1 "Ninja" monster you control gains 1000 ATK until the end of this turn.
  • Twilight Ninja Shingetsu
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    Effect Monster DARK Warrior 4 1500 100 Monsters your opponent controls cannot target face-up "Ninja" monsters for attacks, except this one. Your opponent cannot target face-up "Ninja" monsters with card effects, except this one. If this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, or if this card in your possession is destroyed by an opponent's card effect and sent to your Graveyard: You can add 1 "Ninja" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Twilight Ninja Shingetsu". You can only use this effect of "Twilight Ninja Shingetsu" once per turn.
    Upstart Golden Ninja
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    Effect Monster LIGHT Warrior 4 500 1800 Once per turn: You can send 1 Trap Card from your hand to the Graveyard; Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "Ninja" monster from your Deck in face-up Defense Position or face-down Defense Position.
    White Dragon Ninja
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    Effect Monster LIGHT Dragon 7 2700 1200 Cannot be Special Summoned, except with a "Ninjitsu Art" card's effect. Spell/Trap Cards you control cannot be destroyed by card effects.
    White Ninja
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    Flip/Effect Monster LIGHT Warrior 4 1500 800 FLIP: Destroy 1 Defense Position monster on the field.
    Yaguramaru the Armor Ninja
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    Fusion/Effect Monster DARK Machine 5 2000 2000 2 "Ninja" monsters with different Types
    Must first be either Fusion Summoned, or Special Summoned from your Extra Deck by Tributing the above cards. If this card is Special Summoned or flipped face-up: You can banish 1 other "Ninja" or "Ninjitsu Art" card from your hand, GY, or face-up field, then target 1 card on the field; banish it. You can only use this effect of "Yaguramaru the Armor Ninja" once per turn.
    Yellow Dragon Ninja
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    Effect Monster WIND Dinosaur 8 3000 1500 Cannot be Special Summoned, except with the effect of a "Ninja" monster or "Ninjitsu Art" card. Once per turn (Quick Effect): You can send 1 "Ninja" monster and 1 "Ninjitsu Art" card from your hand and/or face-up from your field to the GY, then target up to 2 Spells/Traps on the field; destroy them.
    Yellow Ninja
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    Effect Monster WIND Warrior 4 1900 1800 If this card is Normal Summoned or flipped face-up: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "Ninja" monster from your hand in Attack Position or face-down Defense Position, also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except "Ninja" monsters. You can only use this effect of "Yellow Ninja" once per turn.
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