Assassins by CMD-Vault

Format: Commander

Commander: Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This deck is a specialized Mardu aggro-reanimator strategy centered on Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. The primary game plan revolves around binning high-impact Assassin creatures directly from the library or hand into the graveyard using efficient enablers like Entomb, Buried Alive, and low-cost looting spells. Once Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad enters the battlefield, attacking triggers an exponential board presence by exiling Assassins with memory counters and generating tapped, attacking copies of each exiled card every combat. Heavy hitters such as Unstoppable Slasher cut life totals in half, while Bayek of Siwa and Arno Dorian double and amplify combat damage. Additional combat spells like Overpowering Attack and All-Out Assault enable immediate consecutive attack triggers, quickly overwhelming the table. Supported by solid Mardu removal, proactive evasion, and token synergy via The Master, Multiplied, the deck transitions cleanly from early graveyard setup into a decisive Turn 6 combat finish.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Access Tunnel
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 All-Out Assault
  • 1 Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Arbaaz Mir
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arno Dorian
  • 1 Aya of Alexandria
  • 1 Bayek of Siwa
  • 1 Behind the Scenes
  • 1 Big Game Hunter
  • 1 Bitter Triumph
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Bloodline Pretender
  • 1 Boros Garrison
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Brotherhood Headquarters
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Cathartic Reunion
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chain Assassination
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cover of Darkness
  • 1 Cynical Loner
  • 1 Desmond Miles
  • 1 Doom Whisperer
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Great Train Heist
  • 1 Guildsworn Prowler
  • 1 Haystack
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jacob Frye
  • 1 Kassandra, Eagle Bearer
  • 1 Layla Hassan
  • 1 Mari, the Killing Quill
  • 1 Massacre Girl, Known Killer
  • 1 Merciless Harlequin
  • 1 Mirror Entity
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Olivia, Opulent Outlaw
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Overpowering Attack
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Queen Marchesa
  • 1 Rakdos Carnarium
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Response // Resurgence
  • 1 Restart Sequence
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Ruthless Lawbringer
  • 1 Scoured Barrens
  • 1 Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector
  • 1 Shattered Landscape
  • 1 Shay Cormac
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Slayers' Stronghold
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Temple of Malice
  • 1 The Animus
  • 1 The Master, Multiplied
  • 1 The Spear of Leonidas
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Thriving Moor
  • 1 Tormenting Voice
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Unstoppable Slasher
  • 1 Wind-Scarred Crag
  • 1 Zurgo Stormrender