Assasin deck upgrade by user7727494

Format: Commander

Commander: Etrata, Deadly Fugitive

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This Dimir tempo deck pairs Assassin tribal synergy with theft mechanics led by Etrata, Deadly Fugitive. The game plan deploys low-cost, evasive Assassins on the first two turns, curves into Etrata on turn 3, and begins cloaking opposing cards on turn 4. Cloaked cards enter as 2/2 creatures with ward 2, turning stolen spells into an aggressive board presence that can be flipped face up or cast for free using Etrata's activated ability. The deck sustains velocity through combat-damage draw engines like Bident of Thassa, Reconnaissance Mission, and Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor. As the board widens, high-impact payoffs such as Unstoppable Slasher and Raise the Palisade break parity and remove opposing blockers. The primary win condition relies on Ramses, Assassin Lord, which wins the game instantly when any opponent attacked by an Assassin loses the game. A dense package of cheap removal and counterspells disrupts opposing engines while shielding key creatures.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Achilles Davenport
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Adaptation
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Assassin Initiate
  • 1 Back in Town
  • 1 Basim Ibn Ishaq
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Brotherhood Headquarters
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Brotherhood Spy
  • 1 Changeling Outcast
  • 1 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cryptic Coat
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Depart the Realm
  • 1 Desmond Miles
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eagle Vision
  • 1 Escape Tunnel
  • 1 Etrata, Deadly Fugitive
  • 1 Evie Frye
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Ezio, Blade of Vengeance
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Go for the Throat
  • 1 Guildsworn Prowler
  • 1 Hired Poisoner
  • 1 Hookblade Veteran
  • 1 Hullcarver
  • 1 Imprisoned in the Moon
  • 1 Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Jacob Frye
  • 1 Lazotep Plating
  • 1 Leyline of Transformation
  • 1 Lydia Frye
  • 1 Mari, the Killing Quill
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Massacre Girl, Known Killer
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Notion Thief
  • 1 Omen Hawker
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Petty Larceny
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Ramses, Assassin Lord
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Reality Shift
  • 1 Reconnaissance Mission
  • 1 Rogue Class
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rooftop Bypass
  • 1 Roshan, Hidden Magister
  • 1 Ruthless Ripper
  • 1 Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Shoot the Sheriff
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 11 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
  • 1 The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment
  • 1 Training Grounds
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Unstoppable Slasher
  • 1 Withering Torment