Kaito, Bane of Nightmares

Kaito is a 4-mana UB legendary planeswalker who becomes a hexproof 3/4 Ninja creature during your turn, deployable via Ninjutsu; his +1 permanently anthems all Ninjas via emblem, his 0 provides surveil+conditional draw tied to opponent life loss, and his −2 stun-locks a creature. He's the premier Ninja typal commander/card in UB: hexproof creature-planeswalker hybrid evades most spot removal during your turn, ninjutsu enables combat tricks, and the emblem scales indefinitely. The draw payoff rewards aggressive Ninja combat strategies that consistently deal damage.

• Kaito's hexproof applies only during YOUR turn — on opponents' turns he reverts to a normal planeswalker and can be targeted or attacked, so he's vulnerable between your turns despite appearing protected.

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• The +1 emblem is cumulative: activating it multiple times over several turns stacks multiple emblems, each granting +1/+1 to all your Ninjas, making him a snowballing threat if left unanswered.

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• Kaito's 0 draw trigger counts each opponent who lost life this turn, not total damage dealt — in Commander with 3 opponents all damaged by Ninjas, you can draw up to 3 cards in a single activation, making Ninja combat synergy critical to maximizing his value.

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