Desmond Miles
$0.35
$0.35Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Decent Pick
Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.
Ranking
#3199
Current Rank
#3227
Last Week
#2837
Past 2 Years
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Desmond Miles decks.
My Precious+0% Synergy
$1.62
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Desmond Miles's abilities and overall game plan.
Assassin Initiate+89% Synergy
$0.30
Royal Assassin+86% Synergy
$0.40
Merciless Harlequin+77% Synergy
$0.17
Poison-Blade Mentor+72% Synergy
$0.25
Mari, the Killing Quill+70% Synergy
$5.20
Hired Poisoner+69% Synergy
$0.19
Restart Sequence+68% Synergy
$0.31
Guildsworn Prowler+66% Synergy
$0.23
Blood Operative+64% Synergy
$0.20
Hidden Blade+63% Synergy
$0.33
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Desmond Miles decks.
The Revelations of Ezio+61% Synergy
$0.31
Chain Assassination+61% Synergy
$0.29
Big Game Hunter+60% Synergy
$0.40
Brotherhood Regalia+59% Synergy
$9.36
Midnight Assassin+57% Synergy
$0.22
Gixian Skullflayer+57% Synergy
$0.18
Massacre Girl, Known Killer+54% Synergy
$0.73
Hullcarver+54% Synergy
$0.23
Jacob Frye+54% Synergy
$0.33
Massacre Girl+50% Synergy
$0.57
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring-3% Synergy
$120.95
Vampiric Tutor-7% Synergy
$54.51
Demonic Tutor-13% Synergy
$66.72
Bolas's Citadel-22% Synergy
$16.23
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Desmond Miles's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Dark Impostor+53% Synergy
$0.43
Roshan, Hidden Magister+53% Synergy
$0.25
Nekrataal+52% Synergy
$0.18
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin+50% Synergy
$0.30
Thorn of the Black Rose+50% Synergy
$0.16
Agate-Blade Assassin+49% Synergy
$0.22
Termination Facilitator+47% Synergy
$3.01
Unstoppable Slasher+44% Synergy
$5.61
Unscrupulous Contractor+44% Synergy
$0.16
Brotherhood Patriarch+43% Synergy
$0.14
Brotherhood Ambushers+43% Synergy
$0.17
Guul Draz Assassin+39% Synergy
$2.90
Silumgar Assassin+39% Synergy
$0.33
Ruthless Ripper+38% Synergy
$0.19
Reno and Rude+37% Synergy
$0.23
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound+35% Synergy
$0.18
Changeling Outcast+35% Synergy
$2.47
Vein Ripper+33% Synergy
$7.22
Virtus the Veiled+33% Synergy
$8.53
Hired Blade+32% Synergy
$0.23
Iridescent Vinelasher+31% Synergy
$1.35
Thrill-Kill Assassin+31% Synergy
$0.17
Kiku, Night's Flower+31% Synergy
$5.52
Cruel Sadist+30% Synergy
$0.25
Rooftop Assassin+30% Synergy
$0.15
Scarblade Elite+29% Synergy
$3.18
Black Widow, Deadly Hunter+26% Synergy
$0.76
Raffine's Silencer+26% Synergy
$0.19
Graveshifter+24% Synergy
$0.28
Vincent Valentine+22% Synergy
$2.00
Stronghold Assassin+21% Synergy
$1.12
Ravenloft Adventurer+21% Synergy
$0.39
Raven Eagle+20% Synergy
$0.29
Towering Viewpoint+20% Synergy
$0.23
Bile-Vial Boggart+20% Synergy
$0.21
Nightshade Assassin+19% Synergy
$0.23
Hooded Assassin+19% Synergy
$0.12
White Widow, Yelena Belova+18% Synergy
$0.78
Eyeblight Assassin+16% Synergy
$0.13
Eye of Duskmantle+16% Synergy
$0.25
Stingblade Assassin+15% Synergy
$0.24
Nighthowler+14% Synergy
$0.32
Garza's Assassin+14% Synergy
$1.08
Agent of the Fates+13% Synergy
$0.24
Repeat Offender+13% Synergy
$0.10
Syr Konrad, the Grim+2% Synergy
$1.76
Solemn Simulacrum-5% Synergy
$0.37
Morbid Opportunist-9% Synergy
$0.32
Crypt Ghast-21% Synergy
$16.70
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-36% Synergy
$4.71
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Desmond Miles safe.
Murder+31% Synergy
$0.30
Go for the Throat+25% Synergy
$0.62
Armor of Shadows+21% Synergy
$0.24
Songs of the Damned+17% Synergy
$2.76
Nameless Inversion+17% Synergy
$0.27
Tragic Slip+17% Synergy
$0.32
Defile+14% Synergy
$1.47
Fatal Push+12% Synergy
$0.77
Hero's Downfall+10% Synergy
$0.30
Fake Your Own Death+7% Synergy
$0.26
Astarion's Thirst+4% Synergy
$2.07
Shoot the Sheriff+3% Synergy
$0.54
Imp's Mischief+3% Synergy
$9.60
Withering Torment+3% Synergy
$1.52
Tainted Strike+2% Synergy
$2.53
Deadly Dispute+1% Synergy
$0.34
Supernatural Stamina-2% Synergy
$0.24
Cabal Ritual-3% Synergy
$14.66
Infernal Grasp-4% Synergy
$0.34
Corrupted Conviction-5% Synergy
$0.38
Deadly Rollick-5% Synergy
$30.53
Village Rites-5% Synergy
$0.76
Fell the Profane-10% Synergy
$4.61
Malakir Rebirth-16% Synergy
$15.04
Dark Ritual-20% Synergy
$6.31
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Desmond Miles's game plan and control the board.
Petty Larceny+28% Synergy
$0.27
Back in Town+22% Synergy
$5.55
Crippling Fear+20% Synergy
$2.70
Buried Alive+18% Synergy
$2.67
Night's Whisper+14% Synergy
$5.45
Corrupt+14% Synergy
$0.11
Patriarch's Bidding+9% Synergy
$3.63
Unearth+7% Synergy
$0.51
Kindred Dominance+7% Synergy
$5.17
Grave Strength+7% Synergy
$0.22
Pact of the Serpent+5% Synergy
$1.30
Diresight+4% Synergy
$0.18
Decorum Dissertation+3% Synergy
$5.19
Lively Dirge+3% Synergy
$3.84
Rise of the Dark Realms+1% Synergy
$6.80
Mutilate0% Synergy
$2.04
Dread Return-1% Synergy
$0.45
Victimize-2% Synergy
$1.25
Sign in Blood-2% Synergy
$3.34
Insatiable Avarice-2% Synergy
$5.55
Reanimate-3% Synergy
$9.23
Living Death-4% Synergy
$5.69
Diabolic Tutor-4% Synergy
$2.30
Toxic Deluge-4% Synergy
$4.26
Damnation-4% Synergy
$21.24
Feed the Swarm-5% Synergy
$0.21
Read the Bones-7% Synergy
$0.31
Blasphemous Edict-8% Synergy
$4.14
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Smoke Bomb+41% Synergy
$0.35
Nightmare Lash+26% Synergy
$7.00
Vorrac Battlehorns+23% Synergy
$2.21
Phantom Blade+21% Synergy
$0.31
Swiftfoot Boots+20% Synergy
$2.30
Basilisk Collar+19% Synergy
$5.40
Trailblazer's Boots+17% Synergy
$3.64
Whispersilk Cloak+17% Synergy
$2.20
Lashwrithe+16% Synergy
$0.71
Blackblade Reforged+11% Synergy
$3.18
Reaper's Scythe+11% Synergy
$0.19
Mithril Coat+10% Synergy
$32.63
Iron Man Armor+10% Synergy
$2.81
Prowler's Helm+10% Synergy
$0.63
Mask of Griselbrand+10% Synergy
$0.93
Genji Glove+10% Synergy
$12.23
The Darkness Crystal+10% Synergy
$4.45
Maskwood Nexus+9% Synergy
$2.19
Fireshrieker+9% Synergy
$0.20
Excalibur, Sword of Eden+9% Synergy
$19.99
Sword of Feast and Famine+8% Synergy
$40.57
Lavaspur Boots+8% Synergy
$2.43
Sword of the Animist+8% Synergy
$6.14
Zephyr Boots+7% Synergy
$0.35
Adrestia+7% Synergy
$0.28
Vibranium Energy Daggers+7% Synergy
$0.17
Vibranium Strike Gauntlets+7% Synergy
$0.83
Silver Shroud Costume+6% Synergy
$12.84
Sword of Light and Shadow+6% Synergy
$13.84
Hemlock Vial+6% Synergy
$0.18
Apple of Eden, Isu Relic+5% Synergy
$0.77
Key to the City+5% Synergy
$1.12
Sword of Once and Future+4% Synergy
$5.01
Vorpal Sword+4% Synergy
$2.80
Vanquisher's Banner+4% Synergy
$5.67
Shadowspear+2% Synergy
$35.53
Champion's Helm+2% Synergy
$2.91
Mask of Memory+2% Synergy
$0.41
Mesmeric Orb+2% Synergy
$17.65
Lightning Greaves+1% Synergy
$4.55
Herald's Horn+1% Synergy
$5.70
Commander's Plate0% Synergy
$48.61
Wayfarer's Bauble-6% Synergy
$5.04
Bontu's Monument-10% Synergy
$4.76
Jet Medallion-14% Synergy
$13.02
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Desmond Miles's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Cover of Darkness+47% Synergy
$22.71
Conspiracy+22% Synergy
$2.49
Ripples of Undeath+22% Synergy
$8.15
Black Market Connections+21% Synergy
$9.09
Criminal Past+21% Synergy
$0.20
Cemetery Tampering+17% Synergy
$0.37
Discreet Retreat+11% Synergy
$0.25
Out of the Tombs+8% Synergy
$13.12
Demonic Embrace+7% Synergy
$0.44
Sigil of Myrkul+6% Synergy
$0.23
Phyresis+6% Synergy
$2.42
Call of the Ring+5% Synergy
$5.16
Scion of Halaster+5% Synergy
$0.23
Oversold Cemetery+4% Synergy
$2.76
Haunted One+3% Synergy
$5.74
Virtue of Persistence+0% Synergy
$6.69
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$4.56
Animate Dead-3% Synergy
$8.10
Kaya's Ghostform-4% Synergy
$2.82
Bastion of Remembrance-8% Synergy
$0.39
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Desmond Miles to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana of the Dark Realms+3% Synergy
$9.11
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+46% Synergy
$0.43
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+17% Synergy
$34.57
Crypt of Agadeem+17% Synergy
$4.13
War Room+16% Synergy
$5.35
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+11% Synergy
$15.74
Spymaster's Vault+9% Synergy
$2.19
Secret Tunnel+8% Synergy
$2.74
The Black Gate+6% Synergy
$9.46
Dakmor Salvage+4% Synergy
$0.32
Mortuary Mire+4% Synergy
$0.40
Three Tree City+3% Synergy
$29.63
Buried Ruin+1% Synergy
$0.34
Bojuka Bog+0% Synergy
$1.46
Temple of the False God+0% Synergy
$0.27
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire0% Synergy
$11.21
Susur Secundi, Void Altar-1% Synergy
$4.90
Witch's Cottage-3% Synergy
$1.05
Geier Reach Sanitarium-4% Synergy
$3.38
Reliquary Tower-5% Synergy
$3.85
Castle Locthwain-5% Synergy
$4.32
Cabal Stronghold-7% Synergy
$12.12
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-8% Synergy
$58.36
Cabal Coffers-14% Synergy
$32.75
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-15% Synergy
$53.40
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Firdoch Core+11% Synergy
$0.38
Heraldic Banner+9% Synergy
$0.35
Patchwork Banner+8% Synergy
$3.31
Charcoal Diamond+4% Synergy
$0.36
Extraplanar Lens+4% Synergy
$13.18
Commander's Sphere+0% Synergy
$0.26
Thought Vessel0% Synergy
$2.38
Mind Stone-5% Synergy
$0.25
Arcane Signet-6% Synergy
$0.64
Fellwar Stone-6% Synergy
$0.90
Sol Ring-11% Synergy
$1.56
Lands
The mana base foundation for Desmond Miles decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Brotherhood Headquarters+26% Synergy
$0.25
Opal Palace+9% Synergy
$0.33
Path of Ancestry+8% Synergy
$0.26
Cavern of Souls+6% Synergy
$51.27
Terramorphic Expanse+3% Synergy
$0.26
Evolving Wilds+2% Synergy
$0.25
Myriad Landscape+2% Synergy
$0.22
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.09
Command Tower+0% Synergy
$0.30
Snow-Covered Swamp0% Synergy
$0.55
Fell the Profane-10% Synergy
$4.61
Malakir Rebirth-16% Synergy
$15.04
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Desmond Miles.
Ezio, Blade of Vengeance
Achilles Davenport
Evie Frye // Jacob Frye
Ramses, Assassin Lord
Etrata, Deadly Fugitive
Lydia Frye
Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
Arno Dorian
Roshan, Hidden Magister
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
Egon, God of Death
Maga, Traitor to Mortals
Gallowbraid
Miara, Thorn of the Glade // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Miara, Thorn of the Glade // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Miara, Thorn of the Glade // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Miara, Thorn of the Glade // The Prismatic Piper
Miara, Thorn of the Glade // Tormod, the Desecrator
Commander Greven il-Vec
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
Old Flitterfang
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
Anrakyr the Traveller
Fain, the Broker
Gollum, Scheming Guide
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
Nazar, the Velvet Fang
Shelob, Dread Weaver
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Agent of the Iron Throne
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Criminal Past
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Cultist of the Absolute
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Faceless One
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Haunted One
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Scion of Halaster
Demonlord Belzenlok
Geth, Thane of Contracts
Grond, the Gatebreaker