---
name: "Splinter's Technique"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Sneak"]
set: "TMT"
set_name: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
collector_number: "233"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Daniel Elson"
oracle_id: "532ee9c3-391c-44db-8ed5-a1d28fd7f876"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/splinters-technique-tmt"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Splinter's Technique
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Sneak

## Oracle Text
Sneak {1}{B} (You may cast this spell for {1}{B} if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step.)
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.

> *"Sé testigo de la técnica secreta que solo se enseña a los verdaderos maestros del Clan del Pie".*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Donatello's Technique](/printing/donatellos-technique-tmt.md) — Sorcery
2. [Shredder's Technique](/printing/shredders-technique-tmt.md) — Sorcery
3. [New Generation's Technique](/printing/new-generations-technique-tmt.md) — Sorcery
4. [Karai's Technique](/printing/karais-technique-tmt.md) — Sorcery
5. [Leonardo's Technique](/printing/leonardos-technique-tmt.md) — Sorcery
6. [Michelangelo's Technique](/printing/michelangelos-technique-tmt.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMT) #233
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Daniel Elson
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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