---
name: "Splinter, Hamato Yoshi"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Rat"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Menace", "Sneak"]
set: "TMT"
set_name: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "April Prime"
oracle_id: "41fbdaa2-7a7a-44d5-a8f4-77624350eedd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/splinter-hamato-yoshi-tmt"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Splinter, Hamato Yoshi
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Rat
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** Menace, Sneak

## Oracle Text
Sneak {B} (You may cast this spell for {B} if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step. He enters tapped and attacking.)
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Other Ninjas you control get +1/+1.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Splinter, Radical Rat](/printing/splinter-radical-rat-tmt.md) — Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Rat
2. [Splinter, Aging Champion](/printing/splinter-aging-champion-tmc.md) — Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Rat
3. [Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising](/printing/oroku-saki-shredder-rising-tmt.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Ninja
4. [Splinter, the Mentor](/printing/splinter-the-mentor-tmc.md) — Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Rat
5. [Leonardo, Big Brother](/printing/leonardo-big-brother-tmt.md) — Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle
6. [Leonardo, Leader in Blue](/printing/leonardo-leader-in-blue-tmt.md) — Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Turtle

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMT) #79
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** April Prime
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`