Etrata - Face Down Assassins by Chebuskin

Format: Commander

Creator: Chebuskin

Commander: Etrata, Deadly Fugitive

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Etrata, Deadly Fugitive leads an Assassin tribal deck focused on combat infiltration, library theft, and face-down creature mechanics. The primary game plan connects with evasive Assassins to cloak the top cards of opponents libraries, building board presence while depriving foes of key resources. The deck leverages Etratas activated ability alongside mana discounts like Training Grounds to flip stolen cards for free or at reduced costs. Alternative win conditions include instant eliminations through Etrata, the Silencer and Ramses, Assassin Lord, or overwhelming the table with manifested armies powered by Thieving Amalgam and Double Down.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Access Tunnel
  • 1 Achilles Davenport
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assassin Initiate
  • 1 Aven Heartstabber
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Brotherhood Headquarters
  • 1 Brotherhood Spy
  • 1 Case the Joint
  • 1 Castle Locthwain
  • 1 Chain Assassination
  • 1 Changeling Outcast
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Desmond Miles
  • 1 Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1 Double Down
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eagle Vision
  • 1 Etrata, Deadly Fugitive
  • 1 Etrata, the Silencer
  • 1 Evie Frye
  • 1 Expel from Orazca
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Ghostly Flicker
  • 1 Guildsworn Prowler
  • 1 Hired Poisoner
  • 1 Hookblade Veteran
  • 1 Hullcarver
  • 10 Island
  • 1 Ixidron
  • 1 Jacob Frye
  • 1 Kadena's Silencer
  • 1 Lantern of Insight
  • 1 Lydia Frye
  • 1 Mari, the Killing Quill
  • 1 Massacre Girl
  • 1 Massacre Girl, Known Killer
  • 1 Memory Lapse
  • 1 Merciless Harlequin
  • 1 Narset's Reversal
  • 1 Orochi Soul-Reaver
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Petty Larceny
  • 1 Poison-Blade Mentor
  • 1 Ramses, Assassin Lord
  • 1 Ravenloft Adventurer
  • 1 Reality Shift
  • 1 Restart Sequence
  • 1 River of Tears
  • 1 Rooftop Bypass
  • 1 Roshan, Hidden Magister
  • 1 Ruthless Ripper
  • 1 Sash and Waistcoat, Unmen
  • 1 Scarblade Elite
  • 1 Scheming Symmetry
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
  • 1 Silumgar Assassin
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Submerge
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 13 Swamp
  • 1 Tainted Isle
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Temple of Deceit
  • 1 They Came from the Pipes
  • 1 Thieving Amalgam
  • 1 Thorn of the Black Rose
  • 1 Thrill-Kill Assassin
  • 1 Training Grounds
  • 1 Twist Reality
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 White Widow, Yelena Belova
  • 1 Withering Torment
  • 1 Zoetic Cavern