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Desmond Miles
Price tag $0.27

Legendary CreatureHuman Assassin

Magic color symbol for B
Mono-Black

How it feels to play against

Mildly Annoying Some frustrating moments but still fun.

Popularity

Decent Pick Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.

Ranking

#2595 Current Rank
#2239 Last Week
#2477 Last Month

New Cards

Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Desmond Miles decks.

Raven Eagle Raven Eagle
+7% Synergy $0.25
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
+6% Synergy $6.12
Secret Tunnel Secret Tunnel
+6% Synergy $1.38

High Synergy Cards

Cards that work exceptionally well with Desmond Miles's abilities and overall game plan.

Assassin Initiate Assassin Initiate
+88% Synergy $0.11
Royal Assassin Royal Assassin
+87% Synergy $0.40
Merciless Harlequin Merciless Harlequin
+79% Synergy $0.11
Poison-Blade Mentor Poison-Blade Mentor
+74% Synergy $0.18
Guildsworn Prowler Guildsworn Prowler
+73% Synergy $0.09
Mari, the Killing Quill Mari, the Killing Quill
+72% Synergy $2.38
Hired Poisoner Hired Poisoner
+69% Synergy $0.10
Blood Operative Blood Operative
+69% Synergy $0.16
Restart Sequence Restart Sequence
+68% Synergy $0.16
Big Game Hunter Big Game Hunter
+64% Synergy $0.48

Top Cards

The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Desmond Miles decks.

Brotherhood Regalia Brotherhood Regalia
+64% Synergy $9.65
Hidden Blade Hidden Blade
+61% Synergy $0.13
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
+60% Synergy $0.24
Chain Assassination Chain Assassination
+60% Synergy $0.08
Midnight Assassin Midnight Assassin
+59% Synergy $0.06
The Revelations of Ezio The Revelations of Ezio
+59% Synergy $0.11
Massacre Girl, Known Killer Massacre Girl, Known Killer
+56% Synergy $5.12
Dark Impostor Dark Impostor
+56% Synergy $0.35
Gixian Skullflayer Gixian Skullflayer
+56% Synergy $0.03
Nekrataal Nekrataal
+54% Synergy $0.19

Game Changers

Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.

Vampiric Tutor Vampiric Tutor
-9% Synergy $57.97
Demonic Tutor Demonic Tutor
-13% Synergy $48.58

Creatures

Essential creatures that complement Desmond Miles's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.

Termination Facilitator Termination Facilitator
+53% Synergy $1.17
Roshan, Hidden Magister Roshan, Hidden Magister
+52% Synergy $0.09
Thorn of the Black Rose Thorn of the Black Rose
+51% Synergy $0.10
Agate-Blade Assassin Agate-Blade Assassin
+49% Synergy $0.05
Unscrupulous Contractor Unscrupulous Contractor
+49% Synergy $0.11
Jacob Frye Jacob Frye
+49% Synergy $0.21
Unstoppable Slasher Unstoppable Slasher
+48% Synergy $2.72
Guul Draz Assassin Guul Draz Assassin
+47% Synergy $1.71
Silumgar Assassin Silumgar Assassin
+47% Synergy $0.16
Hullcarver Hullcarver
+45% Synergy $0.05
Massacre Girl Massacre Girl
+44% Synergy $0.19
Brotherhood Ambushers Brotherhood Ambushers
+44% Synergy $0.09
Reno and Rude Reno and Rude
+42% Synergy $0.08
Ruthless Ripper Ruthless Ripper
+41% Synergy $0.16
Brotherhood Patriarch Brotherhood Patriarch
+40% Synergy $0.11
Virtus the Veiled Virtus the Veiled
+39% Synergy $6.22
Changeling Outcast Changeling Outcast
+38% Synergy $1.16
Cruel Sadist Cruel Sadist
+38% Synergy $0.13
Kiku, Night's Flower Kiku, Night's Flower
+36% Synergy $5.10
Vein Ripper Vein Ripper
+35% Synergy $7.66
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
+35% Synergy $0.17
Hired Blade Hired Blade
+35% Synergy $0.10
Graveshifter Graveshifter
+34% Synergy $0.22
Thrill-Kill Assassin Thrill-Kill Assassin
+34% Synergy $0.05
Scarblade Elite Scarblade Elite
+32% Synergy $2.57
Vincent Valentine Galian Beast Vincent Valentine
+31% Synergy $0.73
Iridescent Vinelasher Iridescent Vinelasher
+30% Synergy $1.75
Ravenloft Adventurer Ravenloft Adventurer
+27% Synergy $0.26
Raffine's Silencer Raffine's Silencer
+27% Synergy $0.04
Rooftop Assassin Rooftop Assassin
+25% Synergy $0.08
Towering Viewpoint Towering Viewpoint
+23% Synergy $0.10
Stronghold Assassin Stronghold Assassin
+22% Synergy $1.49
Eyeblight Assassin Eyeblight Assassin
+19% Synergy $0.05
Nightshade Assassin Nightshade Assassin
+19% Synergy $0.10
Virulent Silencer Virulent Silencer
+17% Synergy $0.13
Hooded Assassin Hooded Assassin
+17% Synergy $0.05
Stingblade Assassin Stingblade Assassin
+17% Synergy $0.06
Eye of Duskmantle Eye of Duskmantle
+17% Synergy $0.09
Nighthowler Nighthowler
+14% Synergy $0.25
Agent of the Fates Agent of the Fates
+14% Synergy $0.20
King's Assassin King's Assassin
+14% Synergy $9.37
Garza's Assassin Garza's Assassin
+13% Synergy $1.38
Repeat Offender Repeat Offender
+13% Synergy $0.03
Unshakable Tail Unshakable Tail
+12% Synergy $0.16
Roaming Throne Roaming Throne
+9% Synergy $32.81
Doom Whisperer Doom Whisperer
+8% Synergy $1.76
Syr Konrad, the Grim Syr Konrad, the Grim
+5% Synergy $0.40
Solemn Simulacrum Solemn Simulacrum
-5% Synergy $0.20
Morbid Opportunist Morbid Opportunist
-6% Synergy $0.17
Crypt Ghast Crypt Ghast
-17% Synergy $15.04

Instants

Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Desmond Miles safe.

Armor of Shadows Armor of Shadows
+28% Synergy $0.12
Murder Murder
+26% Synergy $0.07
Go for the Throat Go for the Throat
+23% Synergy $0.53
Nameless Inversion Nameless Inversion
+20% Synergy $0.16
Tragic Slip Tragic Slip
+17% Synergy $0.13
Songs of the Damned Songs of the Damned
+16% Synergy $2.31
Hero's Downfall Hero's Downfall
+9% Synergy $0.11
Imp's Mischief Imp's Mischief
+8% Synergy $2.93
Fatal Push Fatal Push
+8% Synergy $1.34
Defile Defile
+7% Synergy $0.91
Withering Torment Withering Torment
+7% Synergy $3.23
Fake Your Own Death Fake Your Own Death
+7% Synergy $0.06
Dark Endurance Dark Endurance
+6% Synergy $0.04
Astarion's Thirst Astarion's Thirst
+5% Synergy $0.72
Pile On Pile On
+5% Synergy $0.13
Deadly Dispute Deadly Dispute
+4% Synergy $0.24
Shoot the Sheriff Shoot the Sheriff
+3% Synergy $0.44
Cabal Ritual Cabal Ritual
+2% Synergy $10.97
Vincent's Limit Break Vincent's Limit Break
+2% Synergy $0.02
Tainted Strike Tainted Strike
+2% Synergy $1.94
Supernatural Stamina Supernatural Stamina
-2% Synergy $0.16
Deadly Rollick Deadly Rollick
-4% Synergy $18.26
Infernal Grasp Infernal Grasp
-6% Synergy $0.18
Village Rites Village Rites
-6% Synergy $0.22
Corrupted Conviction Corrupted Conviction
-6% Synergy $0.24
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
-9% Synergy $5.63
Dark Ritual Dark Ritual
-14% Synergy $3.45

Sorceries

Important sorcery spells that advance Desmond Miles's game plan and control the board.

Petty Larceny Petty Larceny
+26% Synergy $0.10
Buried Alive Buried Alive
+23% Synergy $0.99
Corrupt Corrupt
+23% Synergy $0.12
Back in Town Back in Town
+21% Synergy $0.91
Crippling Fear Crippling Fear
+20% Synergy $3.29
Night's Whisper Night's Whisper
+17% Synergy $0.28
Patriarch's Bidding Patriarch's Bidding
+11% Synergy $2.64
Kindred Dominance Kindred Dominance
+10% Synergy $8.08
Unearth Unearth
+7% Synergy $0.42
Grave Strength Grave Strength
+7% Synergy $0.14
Pact of the Serpent Pact of the Serpent
+6% Synergy $0.30
Lively Dirge Lively Dirge
+5% Synergy $0.47
Toxic Deluge Toxic Deluge
+4% Synergy $6.57
Diresight Diresight
+4% Synergy $0.10
Zero Point Ballad Zero Point Ballad
+4% Synergy $0.28
Rise of the Dark Realms Rise of the Dark Realms
+3% Synergy $3.80
Dread Return Dread Return
+1% Synergy $0.28
Sign in Blood Sign in Blood
-1% Synergy $0.46
Insatiable Avarice Insatiable Avarice
-1% Synergy $2.40
Reanimate Reanimate
-2% Synergy $5.32
Feed the Swarm Feed the Swarm
-4% Synergy $0.25
Victimize Victimize
-4% Synergy $0.35
Damnation Damnation
-4% Synergy $16.94
Mutilate Mutilate
-5% Synergy $1.78
Diabolic Tutor Diabolic Tutor
-5% Synergy $1.81
Living Death Living Death
-5% Synergy $1.17
Read the Bones Read the Bones
-8% Synergy $0.13
Blasphemous Edict Blasphemous Edict
-9% Synergy $4.93

Utility Artifacts

Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.

Smoke Bomb Smoke Bomb
+42% Synergy $0.28
Nightmare Lash Nightmare Lash
+30% Synergy $3.31
Vorrac Battlehorns Vorrac Battlehorns
+30% Synergy $0.92
Lashwrithe Lashwrithe
+24% Synergy $0.72
Basilisk Collar Basilisk Collar
+24% Synergy $3.81
Swiftfoot Boots Swiftfoot Boots
+22% Synergy $1.20
Whispersilk Cloak Whispersilk Cloak
+20% Synergy $2.04
Trailblazer's Boots Trailblazer's Boots
+19% Synergy $2.52
Phantom Blade Phantom Blade
+19% Synergy $0.11
Sword of the Animist Sword of the Animist
+16% Synergy $5.38
Mask of Griselbrand Mask of Griselbrand
+16% Synergy $0.42
Genji Glove Genji Glove
+15% Synergy $3.34
Reaper's Scythe Reaper's Scythe
+15% Synergy $0.15
Mithril Coat Mithril Coat
+14% Synergy $19.89
Blackblade Reforged Blackblade Reforged
+13% Synergy $2.34
Maskwood Nexus Maskwood Nexus
+13% Synergy $1.68
The Darkness Crystal The Darkness Crystal
+11% Synergy $2.61
Fireshrieker Fireshrieker
+11% Synergy $0.23
Zephyr Boots Zephyr Boots
+11% Synergy $0.28
Sword of Feast and Famine Sword of Feast and Famine
+10% Synergy $37.91
Prowler's Helm Prowler's Helm
+10% Synergy $0.50
Lavaspur Boots Lavaspur Boots
+9% Synergy $0.86
Excalibur, Sword of Eden Excalibur, Sword of Eden
+9% Synergy $12.56
Shadowspear Shadowspear
+7% Synergy $36.41
Vanquisher's Banner Vanquisher's Banner
+7% Synergy $3.56
Sword of Light and Shadow Sword of Light and Shadow
+7% Synergy $12.32
Adrestia Adrestia
+7% Synergy $0.11
Silver Shroud Costume Silver Shroud Costume
+6% Synergy $5.78
Hemlock Vial Hemlock Vial
+6% Synergy $0.06
Champion's Helm Champion's Helm
+5% Synergy $1.78
Sword of Once and Future Sword of Once and Future
+5% Synergy $4.04
Sword of Vengeance Sword of Vengeance
+4% Synergy $0.77
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
+4% Synergy $1.45
Vorpal Sword Vorpal Sword
+3% Synergy $1.33
Mesmeric Orb Mesmeric Orb
+3% Synergy $24.10
Palantír of Orthanc Palantír of Orthanc
+3% Synergy $15.90
Perpetual Timepiece Perpetual Timepiece
+3% Synergy $0.57
Herald's Horn Herald's Horn
+2% Synergy $3.38
Mask of Memory Mask of Memory
+2% Synergy $0.33
Commander's Plate Commander's Plate
0% Synergy $38.64
Lightning Greaves Lightning Greaves
-2% Synergy $3.86
Wayfarer's Bauble Wayfarer's Bauble
-5% Synergy $0.19
Jet Medallion Jet Medallion
-7% Synergy $9.86
Bontu's Monument Bontu's Monument
-12% Synergy $7.87

Enchantments

Powerful enchantments that support Desmond Miles's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.

Cover of Darkness Cover of Darkness
+49% Synergy $11.81
Ripples of Undeath Ripples of Undeath
+28% Synergy $6.61
Black Market Connections Black Market Connections
+24% Synergy $11.71
Cemetery Tampering Cemetery Tampering
+22% Synergy $0.14
Conspiracy Conspiracy
+20% Synergy $2.83
Criminal Past Criminal Past
+18% Synergy $0.07
Discreet Retreat Discreet Retreat
+13% Synergy $0.14
Out of the Tombs Out of the Tombs
+10% Synergy $10.46
Call of the Ring Call of the Ring
+9% Synergy $1.54
Demonic Embrace Demonic Embrace
+8% Synergy $0.29
Sigil of Myrkul Sigil of Myrkul
+8% Synergy $0.09
Haunted One Haunted One
+6% Synergy $5.77
Oversold Cemetery Oversold Cemetery
+5% Synergy $1.09
Phyresis Phyresis
+4% Synergy $1.66
Virtue of Persistence Virtue of Persistence
+3% Synergy $6.17
Phyrexian Arena Phyrexian Arena
-1% Synergy $3.36
Animate Dead Animate Dead
-5% Synergy $7.75
Bastion of Remembrance Bastion of Remembrance
-6% Synergy $0.24

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that work alongside Desmond Miles to provide ongoing value and board presence.

Liliana of the Dark Realms Liliana of the Dark Realms
-1% Synergy $4.84

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.

Rogue's Passage Rogue's Passage
+47% Synergy $0.37
War Room War Room
+21% Synergy $4.92
Shizo, Death's Storehouse Shizo, Death's Storehouse
+21% Synergy $30.56
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
+18% Synergy $8.90
Crypt of Agadeem Crypt of Agadeem
+17% Synergy $1.45
The Black Gate The Black Gate
+9% Synergy $11.84
Dakmor Salvage Dakmor Salvage
+8% Synergy $0.13
Spymaster's Vault Spymaster's Vault
+6% Synergy $1.61
Mortuary Mire Mortuary Mire
+5% Synergy $0.28
Three Tree City Three Tree City
+5% Synergy $20.46
Susur Secundi, Void Altar Susur Secundi, Void Altar
+3% Synergy $3.51
Temple of the False God Temple of the False God
+2% Synergy $0.11
Buried Ruin Buried Ruin
+1% Synergy $0.23
Witch's Cottage Witch's Cottage
-1% Synergy $0.63
Bojuka Bog Bojuka Bog
-2% Synergy $0.63
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
-4% Synergy $7.14
Barren Moor Barren Moor
-5% Synergy $0.15
Cabal Stronghold Cabal Stronghold
-6% Synergy $11.91
Geier Reach Sanitarium Geier Reach Sanitarium
-6% Synergy $0.57
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
-7% Synergy $46.26
Midgar, City of Mako Midgar, City of Mako
-7% Synergy $1.14
Castle Locthwain Castle Locthwain
-8% Synergy $2.83
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
-9% Synergy $2.26
Cabal Coffers Cabal Coffers
-11% Synergy $25.66
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
-15% Synergy $38.24

Mana Artifacts

Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.

Extraplanar Lens Extraplanar Lens
+13% Synergy $9.68
Charcoal Diamond Charcoal Diamond
+8% Synergy $0.30
Patchwork Banner Patchwork Banner
+7% Synergy $5.85
Heraldic Banner Heraldic Banner
+6% Synergy $0.28
Thought Vessel Thought Vessel
+1% Synergy $1.22
Commander's Sphere Commander's Sphere
+1% Synergy $0.15
Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
-3% Synergy $0.34
Mind Stone Mind Stone
-5% Synergy $0.17
The Soul Stone The Soul Stone
-5% Synergy $60.19
Sol Ring Sol Ring
-9% Synergy $1.21
Fellwar Stone Fellwar Stone
-9% Synergy $0.92

Lands

The mana base foundation for Desmond Miles decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.

Brotherhood Headquarters Brotherhood Headquarters
+22% Synergy $0.11
Opal Palace Opal Palace
+15% Synergy $0.12
Cavern of Souls Cavern of Souls
+10% Synergy $34.93
Path of Ancestry Path of Ancestry
+8% Synergy $0.16
Evolving Wilds Evolving Wilds
+5% Synergy $0.07
Terramorphic Expanse Terramorphic Expanse
+5% Synergy $0.11
Myriad Landscape Myriad Landscape
+1% Synergy $0.17
Swamp Swamp
0% Synergy $0.10
Snow-Covered Swamp Snow-Covered Swamp
0% Synergy $0.48
Command Tower Command Tower
0% Synergy $0.20
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
-9% Synergy $5.63

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