Cheap Assassin's by Enderflame

Format: Commander

Commander: Etrata, the Silencer

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This Dimir deck leverages kindred Assassin synergies, unblockable attacks, and hit-counter mechanics to trigger alternate win conditions. Piloted by Etrata, the Silencer, the deck aims to exile opposing threats while accumulating hit counters. To circumvent Etrata's self-shuffle drawback, the list employs phasing tech like Vanishing and Slip Out the Back, as well as non-legendary clone effects. Secondary engines like Mari, the Killing Quill and Ravenloft Adventurer place hit counters on dying opposing creatures automatically, reducing the number of attacks required. The primary game-ending plan culminates in deploying Ramses, Assassin Lord alongside Etrata: once a single player is eliminated via hit counters, Ramses triggers to hand you the game immediately. Backed by premier Dimir interaction such as Fierce Guardianship, Deadly Rollick, and Toxic Deluge, the deck defends its board while applying steady combat pressure.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Achilles Davenport
  • 1 Adric, Mathematical Genius
  • 1 Agate-Blade Assassin
  • 1 Agent of the Fates
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archway of Innovation
  • 1 Back in Town
  • 1 Basim Ibn Ishaq
  • 1 Blade of Selves
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Cephalid Facetaker
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Countersquall
  • 1 Cover of Darkness
  • 1 Crashing Drawbridge
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Desmond Miles
  • 1 Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1 Etrata, the Silencer
  • 1 Ezio, Blade of Vengeance
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Grim Hireling
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Hired Poisoner
  • 1 Hullcarver
  • 1 Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
  • 1 Irenicus's Vile Duplication
  • 1 Iridescent Vinelasher
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Lithoform Engine
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mari, the Killing Quill
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Massacre Girl, Known Killer
  • 1 Massacre Girl, Most Wanted
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Mer-Ek Nightblade
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 No Mercy
  • 1 Poison-Blade Mentor
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Ramses, Assassin Lord
  • 1 Ravenloft Adventurer
  • 1 Reconnaissance Mission
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rooftop Bypass
  • 1 Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Slip Out the Back
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spark Double
  • 1 Strionic Resonator
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 10 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 The Soul Stone
  • 1 Thespian's Stage
  • 1 Thrill-Kill Assassin
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Tree of Perdition
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Unstoppable Plan
  • 1 Unstoppable Slasher
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vanishing
  • 1 Virtus the Veiled
  • 1 Vodalian Illusionist
  • 1 Watery Grave