Fear not the darkness, but welcome its embrace. by Web633

Format: Commander

Commander: Ezio Auditore da Firenze

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This deck is a five-color Assassin kindred strategy led by Ezio Auditore da Firenze. The primary plan leverages Ezio's cost-reduction ability to cast high-impact Assassins for just two black mana after dealing combat damage. The deck accelerates in the opening turns using green land ramp and efficient mana dorks to establish a stable five-color base. By Turn 4, it deploys aggressive threats like Virtus the Veiled or Unstoppable Slasher to halve opposing life totals. On Turn 5, Ezio exploits those reduced life totals by paying five mana to instantly execute players who fall to 10 or fewer life points. Ramses, Assassin Lord serves as a sudden win condition that converts any single player elimination into an immediate table victory. Supported by free defensive spells and targeted removal, the deck maintains steady pressure while shielding its commander through combat.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Achilles Davenport
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Arno Dorian
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Aveline de Grandpré
  • 1 Aya of Alexandria
  • 1 Basim Ibn Ishaq
  • 1 Bayek of Siwa
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Brotherhood Headquarters
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Changeling Outcast
  • 1 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cover of Darkness
  • 1 Crystal Quarry
  • 1 Damnation
  • 1 Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Desmond Miles
  • 1 Desynchronization
  • 1 Edward Kenway
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Evie Frye
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Ezio Auditore da Firenze
  • 1 Ezio, Blade of Vengeance
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hidden Blade
  • 1 Jacob Frye
  • 1 Kelsien, the Plague
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Mari, the Killing Quill
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Massacre Girl, Known Killer
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Olivia, Opulent Outlaw
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Overpowering Attack
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Queen Marchesa
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Ramses, Assassin Lord
  • 1 Ratonhnhaké꞉ton
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Restart Sequence
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rooftop Bypass
  • 1 Royal Assassin
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 The Grey Havens
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Tree of Perdition
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Unstoppable Slasher
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vein Ripper
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Virtus the Veiled
  • 1 Xander's Lounge
  • 1 Zagoth Triome
  • 1 Ziatora's Proving Ground