Raphael, the Nightwatcher

About Raphael, the Nightwatcher

Raphael, the Nightwatcher, Legendary creature — mutant ninja turtle, designed by Greg Staples first released in January 2026 in the set Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and was printed exactly in 4 different ways. It see play in 1 format: Commander. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of C$ 1.84.

Raphael, the Nightwatcher fits best in aggressive red-based decks that flood the board with cheap, evasive creatures—such as Mono-Red Aggro, Boros Aggro, or go-wide token strategies—because granting double strike to all attacking creatures can immediately double combat damage and threaten lethal out of nowhere, especially alongside pump effects or combat tricks; the Sneak cost also synergizes well with low-cost creatures that have attack triggers or that you’re happy to replay (like creatures with haste or ETB value). That said, four-mana red finishers face steep competition from cards like Hellrider (which provides immediate, hard-to-block damage without needing a board), Embercleave (which often ends games on the spot and is harder to interact with mid-combat), or Torbran, Thane of Red Fell (which passively boosts all red damage), and compared to these, Raphael is more “win-more” and weaker when you’re behind or have no board presence. He would see play mainly in synergy-driven or ca