Unrivaled Assassin - Optimizing • (Orzhov Commander deck) • Archidekt

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Shay Cormac

: Permanents your opponents control lose hexproof, indestructible, protection, shroud, and ward until end of turn.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls becomes the target of a spell or ability you control, put a bounty counter on that creature.
Whenever a creature with a bounty counter on it dies, put two +1/+1 counters on Shay Cormac.

Legendary Creature - Human Knight Rogue

$0.49 $0.37 $0.15

Commander

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Illusionist's Bracers

Whenever an ability of equipped creature is activated, if it isn't a mana ability, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Equip

Artifact - Equipment

$7.49 $6.15 $4.85

The Masamune

As long as equipped creature is attacking, it has first strike and must be blocked if able.
Equipped creature has "If a creature dying causes a triggered ability of this creature or an emblem you own to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time."
Equip

Legendary Artifact - Equipment

$1.29 $1.15 $0.35

Copy

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Feast of the Victorious Dead

At the beginning of your end step, if one or more creatures died this turn, you gain that much life and distribute that many +1/+1 counters among any number of creatures you control.

Enchantment

$0.35 $0.27 $0.15

Counters

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Lecturing Scornmage

Repartee — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature - Human Warlock

$0.35 $0.12 $0.15

Scolding Administrator

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Repartee — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, if it had counters on it, put those counters on up to one target creature.

Creature - Cleric Dwarf

$0.35 $0.17 $0.15

Snooping Page

Repartee — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets a creature, this creature can't be blocked this turn.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you draw a card and lose 1 life.

Creature - Human Cleric

$0.35 $0.11 $0.15

Creature

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Blood Artist

Whenever this creature or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Creature - Vampire

$4.99 $3.44 $2.80

Drain

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Aphotic Wisps

Target creature becomes black and gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Draw a card.

Instant

$0.99 $0.26 $0.15

Cremate

Exile target card from a graveyard.
Draw a card.

Instant

$0.35 $0.18 $0.15

Honor

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Draw a card.

Sorcery

$0.39 $0.34 $0.15

Niveous Wisps

Target creature becomes white until end of turn. Tap that creature.
Draw a card.

Instant

$0.35 $0.34 $0.15

Repel the Darkness

Tap up to two target creatures.
Draw a card.

Instant

$0.35 $0.19 $0.15

Revitalize

You gain 3 life.
Draw a card.

Instant

$0.35 $0.19 $0.15

Draw

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Graduation Day

Repartee — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

Enchantment

$0.35 $0.23 $0.15

Enchantment

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Assassin Initiate

: This creature gains your choice of flying, deathtouch, or lifelink until end of turn.

Creature - Human Assassin

$0.59 $0.29 $0.15

Evasion

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Rapier Wit

Tap target creature. If it's your turn, put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
Draw a card.

Instant

$0.35 $0.15 $0.15

Instant

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Bleachbone Verge

: Add

. Activate only if you control a Plains or a Swamp.

Land

$14.99 $8.26 $7.05

Command Tower

: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land

$0.59 $0.39 $0.18

Desolate Mire

: Add

Land

$0.59 $0.31 $0.15

Fetid Heath

: Add

, or

Land

$0.49 $0.32 $0.15

Plains

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: Add

Basic Land - Plains

$1.79 $0.59 $0.23

Shattered Sanctum

This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.

: Add

Land

$5.49 $3.34 $3.09

Shineshadow Snarl

As this land enters, you may reveal a Plains or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.

: Add

Land

$0.59 $0.26 $0.15

Swamp

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: Add

Basic Land - Swamp

$0.49 $0.18 $0.15

Tainted Field

: Add

. Activate only if you control a Swamp.

Land

$0.99 $0.38 $0.36

Land

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Ashes of the Abhorrent

Players can't cast spells from graveyards or activate abilities of cards in graveyards.
Whenever a creature dies, you gain 1 life.

Enchantment

$1.79 $0.73 $0.36

Spirit Loop

Enchant creature you control
Whenever enchanted creature deals damage, you gain that much life.
When this Aura is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return it to its owner's hand.

Enchantment - Aura

$6.99 $7.31 $3.85

Lifegain

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Cauldron Haze

Choose any number of target creatures. Each of those creatures gains persist until end of turn. (When it dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

Instant

$4.99 $4.93 $2.28

Cauldron of Souls

: Choose any number of target creatures. Each of those creatures gains persist until end of turn. (When it dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

Artifact

$8.99 $8.67 $6.12

Heaven's Gate

One or more target creatures become white until end of turn.

Instant

$9.49 $14.25 $6.77

Protection

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Bandit's Haul

Whenever you commit a crime, put a loot counter on this artifact. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Targeting opponents, anything they control, and/or cards in their graveyards is a crime.)

: Add one mana of any color.

, Remove two loot counters from this artifact: Draw a card.

Artifact

$0.39 $0.30 $0.15

Bounty Board

: Add one mana of any color.

: Put a bounty counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
Whenever a creature with a bounty counter on it dies, each of its controller's opponents draws a card and gains 2 life.

Artifact

$2.29 $2.32 $1.36

Primal Amulet

Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost

less to cast.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, put a charge counter on this artifact. Then if there are four or more charge counters on it, you may remove those counters and transform it.

Artifact

Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring (xln) 243

$16.99 $11.09 $7.27

Séance Board

Morbid — At the beginning of each end step, if a creature died this turn, put a soul counter on this artifact.

: Add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of soul counters on this artifact. Spend this mana only to cast instant, sorcery, Demon, and Spirit spells.

Artifact

$3.99 $3.43 $2.38

Sol Ring

: Add

Artifact

$2.79 $1.49 $1.42

Ramp

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Athreos, Shroud-Veiled

Indestructible
As long as your devotion to white and black is less than seven, Athreos isn't a creature.
At the beginning of your end step, put a coin counter on another target creature.
Whenever a creature with a coin counter on it dies or is put into exile, return that card to the battlefield under your control.

Legendary Creature Enchantment - God

$2.29 $1.24 $0.91

Recursion

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Ajani's Response

This spell costs

less to cast if it targets a tapped creature.
Destroy target creature.

Instant

$0.35 $0.16 $0.15

Assassin's Blade

Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step and only if you've been attacked this step.
Destroy target nonblack attacking creature.

Instant

$0.35 $0.29 $0.18

Assassinate

Destroy target tapped creature.

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.06 $0.15

Aura Blast

Destroy target enchantment.
Draw a card.

Instant

$0.35 $0.19 $0.15

Cast Down

Destroy target nonlegendary creature.

Instant

$1.79 $0.53 $0.41

Cut Down

Destroy target creature with total power and toughness 5 or less.

Instant

$5.49 $1.73 $1.56

Damn

Destroy target creature. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated.
Overload

(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Sorcery

$5.49 $4.48 $3.49

Destroy Evil

Choose one —
• Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater.
• Destroy target enchantment.

Instant

$0.35 $0.29 $0.15

Devour in Shadow

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. You lose life equal to that creature's toughness.

Instant

$0.49 $0.22 $0.15

Doom Blade

Destroy target nonblack creature.

Instant

$0.49 $0.26 $0.15

Eliminate

Destroy target creature or planeswalker with mana value 3 or less.

Instant

$0.35 $0.23 $0.15

Execute

Destroy target white creature. It can't be regenerated.
Draw a card.

Instant

$0.35 $0.15 $0.15

Fatal Push

Destroy target creature if it has mana value 2 or less.
Revolt — Destroy that creature if it has mana value 4 or less instead if a permanent left the battlefield under your control this turn.

Instant

$1.29 $0.44 $0.15

Fateful Absence

Destroy target creature or planeswalker. Its controller investigates. (They create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "

, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Instant

$0.49 $0.39 $0.15

Fell

Destroy target creature.

Sorcery

$0.69 $0.43 $0.15

Fracture

Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or planeswalker.

Instant

$0.79 $0.36 $0.15

Fragmentize

Destroy target artifact or enchantment with mana value 4 or less.

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.27 $0.15

Get Lost

Destroy target creature, enchantment, or planeswalker. Its controller creates two Map tokens. (They're artifacts with "

, Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")

Instant

$5.49 $3.43 $2.53

Hero's Downfall

Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

Instant

$0.35 $0.32 $0.15

Hex

Destroy six target creatures.

Sorcery

$0.49 $0.31 $0.15

Incriminate

Choose two target creatures controlled by the same player. That player sacrifices one of them of their choice.

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.11 $0.15

Long Goodbye

This spell can't be countered. (This includes by the ward ability.)
Destroy target creature or planeswalker with mana value 3 or less.

Instant

$0.35 $0.25 $0.15

Make Your Move

Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with power 4 or greater.

Instant

$0.35 $0.19 $0.15

Malicious Affliction

Morbid — When you cast this spell, if a creature died this turn, you may copy Malicious Affliction and may choose a new target for the copy.
Destroy target nonblack creature.

Instant

$2.99 $2.99 $1.56

Mortify

Destroy target creature or enchantment.

Instant

$0.59 $0.25 $0.15

Pest Control

Destroy all nonland permanents with mana value 1 or less.
Cycling

(

, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Sorcery

$6.99 $8.17 $7.04

Reprieve

Return target spell to its owner's hand.
Draw a card.

Instant

$1.99 $1.36 $0.50

Royal Assassin

: Destroy target tapped creature.

Creature - Human Assassin

$1.99 $1.42 $0.45

Shoot the Sheriff

Destroy target non-outlaw creature. (Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks are outlaws. Everyone else is fair game.)

Instant

$0.79 $0.51 $0.15

Smite

Destroy target blocked creature.

Instant

$0.35 $0.10 $0.15

Vendetta

Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. You lose life equal to that creature's toughness.

Instant

$0.35 $0.19 $0.15

Victim of Night

Destroy target non-Vampire, non-Werewolf, non-Zombie creature.

Instant

$0.49 $0.34 $0.15

Vindicate

Destroy target permanent.

Sorcery

$0.99 $0.33 $0.16

Removal

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Killian's Confidence

Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Draw a card.
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, you may pay

. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.18 $0.15

Sorcery

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Teysa Karlov

If a creature dying causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
Creature tokens you control have vigilance and lifelink.

Legendary Creature - Human Advisor

$3.99 $2.41 $1.84

Tokens

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Banishing Slash

Destroy up to one target artifact, enchantment, or tapped creature. Then if you control an artifact and an enchantment, create a 2/2 white Samurai creature token with vigilance.

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.32 $0.15

Bilbo's Deadly Slice

Destroy target creature.

Instant

$0.35 $0.13 $0.15

Carom

The next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn is dealt to another target creature instead.
Draw a card.

Instant

$0.35 $0.24 $0.15

Chain Assassination

Freerunning

(You may cast this spell for its freerunning cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with an Assassin or commander.)
Destroy target creature. If another creature died this turn, draw a card.

Instant

$0.39 $0.27 $0.15

Death Stroke

Destroy target tapped creature.

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.12 $0.15

Defeat

Destroy target creature with power 2 or less.

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.28 $0.15

Easy Prey

Destroy target creature with mana value 2 or less.
Cycling

(

, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant

$0.35 $0.20 $0.15

Guul Draz Assassin

Level up

(

: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)
LEVEL 2-3
2/2

: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
LEVEL 4+
4/4

: Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.

Creature - Vampire Assassin

$2.49 $2.41 $1.54

Mirrodin Avenged

Destroy target creature that was dealt damage this turn.
Draw a card.

Instant

$0.35 $0.11 $0.15

Searing Light

Destroy target attacking or blocking creature with power 2 or less.

Instant

$0.35 $0.33 $0.15

Shelter

Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Draw a card.

Instant

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Slay

Destroy target green creature. It can't be regenerated.
Draw a card.

Instant

$0.35 $0.15 $0.15

Touch of Darkness

One or more target creatures become black until end of turn.

Instant

$15.99 $10.36 $7.12

V.A.T.S.

Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Choose any number of target creatures with equal toughness. Destroy the chosen creatures.

Instant

$1.29 $0.83 $0.46

You Are Already Dead

Destroy target creature that was dealt damage this turn.
Draw a card.

Instant

$0.35 $0.27 $0.15

Sideboard

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Breathe Your Last

Destroy target creature or planeswalker. You gain 1 life for each of its colors.

Instant

$0.35 $0.19 $0.15

Disembowel

Destroy target creature with mana value X.

Instant

$0.35 $0.17 $0.15

Murder

Destroy target creature.

Instant

$0.35 $0.36 $0.15

Noxious Grasp

Destroy target creature or planeswalker that's green or white. You gain 1 life.

Instant

$0.35 $0.17 $0.15

Terminal Criticism

Destroy target creature or planeswalker that's blue or red. You gain 1 life.

Instant

$0.35 $0.17 $0.15

Tragic Slip

Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Morbid — That creature gets -13/-13 until end of turn instead if a creature died this turn.

Instant

$0.39 $0.36 $0.15

Maybeboard

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Deck Info

Deck size: 100Est cost: $208.76

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Avg Mana Value: 2.25Total Mana Value: 142.00

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44 pips - 37 cards

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4 mana - 3 cards

Avg Mana Value: 2.25Total Mana Value: 142.00

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