A-Dokuchi Silencer

A 2cmc 2/1 Ninja with Ninjutsu {1}{B} — when it connects, discard a card to destroy a creature or planeswalker the damaged player controls. It's a solid value threat in ninja typal and tempo shells in Brawl (commander-not-legal), combining evasive pressure with on-hit removal, but the discard cost and attack-trigger gate limit its ceiling versus pure removal spells.

• The 'A-' prefix indicates this is an Arena-specific balance version (digital nerf/buff); the paper version (Dokuchi Silencer) may have different stats or text — always check oracle text for the canonical Arena version when building Brawl decks.

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• The removal trigger requires both dealing combat damage AND discarding a card — it is two-part conditional, meaning empty-handed gameplay completely shuts off the removal mode, making hand density critical.

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• Ninjutsu's return-to-hand enables replaying ETB/enter synergies but Dokuchi Silencer itself has no ETB, so its value is purely on the combat damage trigger; ninjutsu here primarily serves to sneak it past blockers rather than reset any enter-the-battlefield effect.

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