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Leonardo's Technique
Sorcery
rare
Sneak (You may cast this spell for if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step.) Return one or two target creature cards each with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
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Cares about cards in the graveyard, puts cards into the graveyard, or benefits from things dying.
Puts creatures into the graveyard then returns them to the battlefield cheaply.
Puts creatures into the graveyard then returns them to the battlefield cheaply.
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Printings (2)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#224 | rare | · | · | · |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#18 | rare | · | · | · |
Related Concepts
A keyword ability that allows a spell to be cast for an alternative cost, including returning an unblocked attacking creature to its owner’s hand. Creatures cast this way enter tapped and attacking.
Related Rules
Sneak
Sneak is a keyword that represents a static ability that functions while the spell with sneak is on the stack. “Sneak [cost]” means “Any time you could cast an instant during your declare blockers step, you may choose to pay [cost] and return an unblocked creature you control to its owner’s hand rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.”
A permanent spell cast using sneak enters the battlefield tapped and attacking (see rule 506.3a). It will be attacking the same player, planeswalker, or battle as the creature that was returned to its owner’s hand to pay the sneak cost of the spell that became that permanent.
Rulings
Although a creature put onto the battlefield this way is attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature. Abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks won't trigger when that creature enters attacking.
Spells can only be cast for their sneak costs any time you could play an instant during the declare blockers step on your turn (after your opponent has decided whether to block).
If a card in a graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
If a creature spell's sneak cost was paid, the creature it becomes enters tapped and attacking the same player, planeswalker, or battle as the creature that was returned to its owner's hand to pay its sneak cost. This is a rule specific to sneak; in other cases, when a creature is put onto the battlefield attacking, that creature's controller chooses which player, planeswalker, or battle it's attacking.