A (Free)Running Theory

Format: Commander

Commander: Ezio Auditore da Firenze

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive 5-color Assassin kindred strategy led by Ezio Auditore da Firenze. The game plan centers on deploying Ezio on turn 2 to unlock freerunning, which allows you to cast powerful 4-to-7 mana Assassins for just {B}{B} after dealing combat damage. The deck leverages high kindred synergy with evasion mechanics like menace, deathtouch, and unblockability to ensure combat connections each turn. As combat damage connects, card engines like Ezio, Blade of Vengeance and Eagle Vision replenish your hand while treasure generators like Edward Kenway fix mana for Ezio's five-color execution ability. The deck transitions into a lethal threat by turn 5 using combat amplifiers like Bayek of Siwa, life-halving pressure from Virtus the Veiled, or game-ending triggers from Ramses, Assassin Lord. A lean removal suite featuring Deadly Rollick and Assassin's Trophy keeps opponents off balance while you close the game across turns 6 and 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Achilles Davenport
  • 1 Adrestia
  • 1 Adéwalé, Breaker of Chains
  • 1 Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arbaaz Mir
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Arno Dorian
  • 1 Assassin Gauntlet
  • 1 Assassin Initiate
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Badlands
  • 1 Basim Ibn Ishaq
  • 1 Bayek of Siwa
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Borne Upon a Wind
  • 1 Brotherhood Headquarters
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chain Assassination
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cover of Darkness
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Desmond Miles
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Eagle Vision
  • 1 Edward Kenway
  • 1 Evie Frye
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Ezio Auditore da Firenze
  • 1 Ezio, Blade of Vengeance
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flowering of the White Tree
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Hidden Footblade
  • 1 Indatha Triome
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Kassandra, Eagle Bearer
  • 1 Kelsien, the Plague
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Layla Hassan
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Lydia Frye
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mari, the Killing Quill
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Massacre Girl, Known Killer
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Overpowering Attack
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Petty Larceny
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Poison-Blade Mentor
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Queen Marchesa
  • 1 Ramses, Assassin Lord
  • 1 Ratonhnhaké꞉ton
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Restart Sequence
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rooftop Bypass
  • 1 Roshan, Hidden Magister
  • 1 Royal Assassin
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector
  • 1 Shay Cormac
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 The Animus
  • 1 The Spear of Leonidas
  • 1 Thraximundar
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vein Ripper
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Virtus the Veiled
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Zagoth Triome