Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
Tier BLegendary Planeswalker — Kaito, {2}{U}{B}
Oracle Text
Ninjutsu {1}{U}{B} ({1}{U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
During your turn, as long as Kaito has one or more loyalty counters on him, he's a 3/4 Ninja creature and has hexproof.
+1: You get an emblem with "Ninjas you control get +1/+1."
0: Surveil 2. Then draw a card for each opponent who lost life this turn.
−2: Tap target creature. Put two stun counters on it.
Power Level
Competitive Utilization
| Format | Archetype | Tier | Copies | Deck % | Board | Real Freq |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| legacy | Dimir Tempo(12.6%) | S | 1.7 | 76% | Main | 1.29 |
| standard | Dimir Midrange(12.6%) | A | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| legacy | Grixis Control(11.4%) | A | 1.8 | 85% | Main | 1.53 |
| legacy | Sultai Tempo(3.7%) | A | 1.1 | 80% | Main | 0.88 |
| legacy | Dimir Control(2.3%) | B | 2.0 | 100% | Main | 2.00 |
| pioneer | Dimir Aggro(0.8%) | C | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| pioneer | Dimir Midrange(0.5%) | C | 4.0 | 75% | Main | 3.00 |
| legacy | Ninjas(0.2%) | C | 3.0 | 100% | Main | 3.00 |
| modern | Esper Midrange(2.5%) | C | 1.4 | 80% | Main | 1.12 |
| duel-commander | Kefka, Court Mage(0.6%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Goro-Goro and Satoru(0.6%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| legacy | Esper Control(0.6%) | C | 1.1 | 89% | Main | 0.98 |
| modern | Dimir Midrange(0.1%) | C | 1.2 | 69% | Main | 0.83 |
| modern | Grixis Midrange(0.2%) | C | 1.5 | 43% | Main | 0.65 |
| modern | Dimir Murktide(0.4%) | C | 1.0 | 60% | Main | 0.60 |
| modern | Dimir Midrange(0.1%) | C | 1.1 | 50% | Side | 0.55 |
| standard | Dimir Control(2.7%) | C | 1.0 | 50% | Side | 0.50 |
| modern | Dimir Reanimator(0.1%) | C | 1.0 | 42% | Side | 0.42 |
| modern | Dimir Murktide(0.4%) | C | 1.2 | 34% | Side | 0.41 |
| modern | Esper Midrange(2.5%) | C | 1.0 | 40% | Side | 0.40 |
| standard | Dimir Self-Bounce(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| standard | Esper Self-Bounce(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| standard | Esper Midrange(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| standard | Dimir Aggro(0.0%) | D | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| standard | Dimir Faeries(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 100% | Main | 3.00 |
| pioneer | Esper Midrange(0.0%) | D | 2.1 | 100% | Side | 2.10 |
| pioneer | 5c Legends(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Side | 2.00 |
| legacy | Esper Tempo(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 71% | Main | 1.42 |
| pioneer | 4c Rona Combo(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 50% | Side | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Silas Renn, Seeker Adept // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| vintage | 4C Midrange(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| standard | Esper Self-Bounce(0.0%) | D | 2.5 | 33% | Side | 0.83 |
| pioneer | 4c Legends(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 33% | Side | 0.66 |
| legacy | Death's Shadow(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 33% | Main | 0.66 |
| duel-commander | Obyra, Dreaming Duelist(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 50% | Main | 0.50 |
| legacy | Death's Shadow(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 33% | Side | 0.33 |
| cedh | Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow(0.2%) | 1.0 | 82% | Main | 0.82 |