Assassin haven by Lostsoul

Format: Commander

Commander: Ratonhnhaké꞉ton

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper Assassin tribal build centered around Ratonhnhaké꞉ton. The primary game plan deploys the commander early to take advantage of its initial hexproof and unblockability, triggering token creation and Equipment recursion upon combat connection. The deck leverages tribal synergies, freerunning discounts such as Eagle Vision and Chain Assassination, and evasion to chip away at opposing life totals. While Ratonhnhaké꞉ton steadily builds a board of menace Assassin tokens, the deck transitions to a lethal finish through lords like Ramses, Assassin Lord, which can instantly convert a single eliminated player into a table-wide victory. Interaction is solid but fair, featuring versatile removal spells, soft taxing via Propaganda, and utility artifacts. Overall, the deck operates as an interactive combat-oriented midrange strategy that rewards tactical combat steps, graveyard artifact manipulation, and well-timed freerunning spells.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Acquisition Octopus
  • 1 Adaptive Automaton
  • 1 Adelbert Steiner
  • 1 Adrestia
  • 1 Adéwalé, Breaker of Chains
  • 1 Agate-Blade Assassin
  • 1 Agna Qel'a
  • 1 All-Fates Stalker
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Armguard Familiar
  • 1 Assassin Gauntlet
  • 1 Assassin Initiate
  • 1 Beatrix, Loyal General
  • 1 Become Anonymous
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Bespoke Bō
  • 1 Bleeding Effect
  • 1 Chain Assassination
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Coastal Piracy
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
  • 1 Dark Impostor
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Distract the Guards
  • 1 Downwind Ambusher
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eagle Vision
  • 1 Escape Detection
  • 1 Esper Panorama
  • 1 Evie Frye
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Eyeblight Assassin
  • 1 Fatal Push
  • 1 Firdoch Core
  • 1 Haystack
  • 1 Helping Hand
  • 1 Hemlock Vial
  • 1 Hidden Blade
  • 1 Hired Blade
  • 1 Hookblade
  • 1 Illvoi Light Jammer
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Jacob Frye
  • 1 Layla Hassan
  • 1 Loyal Inventor
  • 1 Lydia Frye
  • 1 Magitek Scythe
  • 1 Marang River Prowler
  • 1 Meteor Sword
  • 1 Midnight Assassin
  • 1 Mistvault Bridge
  • 1 Mortify
  • 1 Murder
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Petty Larceny
  • 1 Phantom Blade
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Quintessential Katana
  • 1 Ramses, Assassin Lord
  • 1 Ratonhnhaké꞉ton
  • 1 Raven Eagle
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Restart Sequence
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rosa, Resolute White Mage
  • 1 Roshan, Hidden Magister
  • 1 Royal Assassin
  • 1 Ruinous Waterbending
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shay Cormac
  • 1 Shining Armor
  • 1 Shredder's Armor
  • 1 Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Tax Collector
  • 1 The Revelations of Ezio
  • 1 Thorn of the Black Rose
  • 1 Thriving Heath
  • 1 Thriving Isle
  • 1 Thriving Moor
  • 1 Traveler's Amulet
  • 1 Trusty Boomerang
  • 1 Unexpected Fangs
  • 1 Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive