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Desmond Miles
Price tag $0.38

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

#3067 Current Rank
#2968 Last Week
#2569 Last Month

High Synergy Cards

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

Assassin Initiate Assassin Initiate
+87% Synergy $0.31
Royal Assassin Royal Assassin
+86% Synergy $0.38
Merciless Harlequin Merciless Harlequin
+79% Synergy $0.14
Poison-Blade Mentor Poison-Blade Mentor
+73% Synergy $0.28
Guildsworn Prowler Guildsworn Prowler
+70% Synergy $0.21
Mari, the Killing Quill Mari, the Killing Quill
+70% Synergy $4.28
Restart Sequence Restart Sequence
+68% Synergy $0.28
Hired Poisoner Hired Poisoner
+68% Synergy $0.21
Blood Operative Blood Operative
+67% Synergy $0.17
Big Game Hunter Big Game Hunter
+64% Synergy $0.42

Top Cards

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

Brotherhood Regalia Brotherhood Regalia
+62% Synergy $7.31
Hidden Blade Hidden Blade
+61% Synergy $0.28
The Revelations of Ezio The Revelations of Ezio
+61% Synergy $0.29
Chain Assassination Chain Assassination
+60% Synergy $0.26
Gixian Skullflayer Gixian Skullflayer
+57% Synergy $0.04
Midnight Assassin Midnight Assassin
+57% Synergy $0.07
Dark Impostor Dark Impostor
+56% Synergy $0.46
Massacre Girl, Known Killer Massacre Girl, Known Killer
+54% Synergy $0.99
Nekrataal Nekrataal
+54% Synergy $0.16
Swiftfoot Boots Swiftfoot Boots
+23% Synergy $1.85

Game Changers

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

The One Ring The One Ring
-4% Synergy $99.03
Vampiric Tutor Vampiric Tutor
-8% Synergy $64.98
Demonic Tutor Demonic Tutor
-14% Synergy $68.04

Creatures

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

Shadow, Mysterious Assassin Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
+53% Synergy $0.32
Thorn of the Black Rose Thorn of the Black Rose
+53% Synergy $0.14
Termination Facilitator Termination Facilitator
+52% Synergy $2.58
Roshan, Hidden Magister Roshan, Hidden Magister
+52% Synergy $0.23
Hullcarver Hullcarver
+50% Synergy $0.03
Jacob Frye Jacob Frye
+50% Synergy $0.20
Unscrupulous Contractor Unscrupulous Contractor
+49% Synergy $0.14
Agate-Blade Assassin Agate-Blade Assassin
+48% Synergy $0.08
Massacre Girl Massacre Girl
+46% Synergy $0.37
Guul Draz Assassin Guul Draz Assassin
+46% Synergy $1.77
Brotherhood Ambushers Brotherhood Ambushers
+45% Synergy $0.18
Silumgar Assassin Silumgar Assassin
+44% Synergy $0.30
Unstoppable Slasher Unstoppable Slasher
+43% Synergy $5.24
Ruthless Ripper Ruthless Ripper
+41% Synergy $0.18
Brotherhood Patriarch Brotherhood Patriarch
+40% Synergy $0.12
Changeling Outcast Changeling Outcast
+39% Synergy $1.79
Reno and Rude Reno and Rude
+39% Synergy $0.12
Virtus the Veiled Virtus the Veiled
+37% Synergy $10.11
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
+36% Synergy $0.28
Cruel Sadist Cruel Sadist
+36% Synergy $0.17
Thrill-Kill Assassin Thrill-Kill Assassin
+36% Synergy $0.12
Vein Ripper Vein Ripper
+35% Synergy $7.45
Hired Blade Hired Blade
+34% Synergy $0.12
Graveshifter Graveshifter
+33% Synergy $0.25
Kiku, Night's Flower Kiku, Night's Flower
+32% Synergy $5.15
Iridescent Vinelasher Iridescent Vinelasher
+30% Synergy $0.73
Scarblade Elite Scarblade Elite
+28% Synergy $2.75
Rooftop Assassin Rooftop Assassin
+27% Synergy $0.06
Ravenloft Adventurer Ravenloft Adventurer
+26% Synergy $0.37
Raffine's Silencer Raffine's Silencer
+26% Synergy $0.04
Vincent Valentine Galian Beast Vincent Valentine
+25% Synergy $1.39
Towering Viewpoint Towering Viewpoint
+23% Synergy $0.22
Stronghold Assassin Stronghold Assassin
+22% Synergy $1.34
Raven Eagle Raven Eagle
+18% Synergy $0.26
Eyeblight Assassin Eyeblight Assassin
+18% Synergy $0.14
Nightshade Assassin Nightshade Assassin
+18% Synergy $0.16
Hooded Assassin Hooded Assassin
+18% Synergy $0.06
Nighthowler Nighthowler
+16% Synergy $0.34
Stingblade Assassin Stingblade Assassin
+16% Synergy $0.07
Eye of Duskmantle Eye of Duskmantle
+15% Synergy $0.28
Virulent Silencer Virulent Silencer
+15% Synergy $0.22
Agent of the Fates Agent of the Fates
+14% Synergy $0.31
Repeat Offender Repeat Offender
+14% Synergy $0.04
Garza's Assassin Garza's Assassin
+13% Synergy $1.23
Bile-Vial Boggart Bile-Vial Boggart
+12% Synergy $0.21
Unshakable Tail Unshakable Tail
+12% Synergy $0.34
Syr Konrad, the Grim Syr Konrad, the Grim
+4% Synergy $0.57
Solemn Simulacrum Solemn Simulacrum
-4% Synergy $0.31
Morbid Opportunist Morbid Opportunist
-8% Synergy $0.34
Crypt Ghast Crypt Ghast
-19% Synergy $16.99

Instants

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

Murder Murder
+27% Synergy $0.15
Armor of Shadows Armor of Shadows
+27% Synergy $0.26
Go for the Throat Go for the Throat
+25% Synergy $0.59
Tragic Slip Tragic Slip
+19% Synergy $0.34
Nameless Inversion Nameless Inversion
+19% Synergy $0.18
Songs of the Damned Songs of the Damned
+16% Synergy $3.06
Defile Defile
+10% Synergy $1.30
Hero's Downfall Hero's Downfall
+10% Synergy $0.27
Fatal Push Fatal Push
+10% Synergy $0.95
Fake Your Own Death Fake Your Own Death
+7% Synergy $0.27
Imp's Mischief Imp's Mischief
+6% Synergy $6.76
Astarion's Thirst Astarion's Thirst
+5% Synergy $1.48
Pile On Pile On
+5% Synergy $0.29
Dark Endurance Dark Endurance
+5% Synergy $0.05
Withering Torment Withering Torment
+3% Synergy $3.32
Tainted Strike Tainted Strike
+3% Synergy $3.63
Deadly Dispute Deadly Dispute
+2% Synergy $0.36
Cabal Ritual Cabal Ritual
-1% Synergy $14.23
Supernatural Stamina Supernatural Stamina
-1% Synergy $0.26
Infernal Grasp Infernal Grasp
-5% Synergy $0.30
Deadly Rollick Deadly Rollick
-6% Synergy $26.08
Corrupted Conviction Corrupted Conviction
-6% Synergy $0.35
Village Rites Village Rites
-7% Synergy $0.82
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
-10% Synergy $3.22
Dark Ritual Dark Ritual
-16% Synergy $6.80
Malakir Rebirth Malakir Mire Malakir Rebirth
-17% Synergy $13.31

Sorceries

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

Petty Larceny Petty Larceny
+27% Synergy $0.26
Buried Alive Buried Alive
+22% Synergy $0.76
Crippling Fear Crippling Fear
+22% Synergy $1.62
Corrupt Corrupt
+21% Synergy $0.09
Back in Town Back in Town
+21% Synergy $3.79
Night's Whisper Night's Whisper
+16% Synergy $0.27
Patriarch's Bidding Patriarch's Bidding
+10% Synergy $5.31
Kindred Dominance Kindred Dominance
+9% Synergy $17.13
Unearth Unearth
+8% Synergy $0.56
Pact of the Serpent Pact of the Serpent
+6% Synergy $0.58
Grave Strength Grave Strength
+6% Synergy $0.12
Lively Dirge Lively Dirge
+5% Synergy $1.04
Diresight Diresight
+5% Synergy $0.23
Toxic Deluge Toxic Deluge
+2% Synergy $4.69
Rise of the Dark Realms Rise of the Dark Realms
+2% Synergy $4.84
Sign in Blood Sign in Blood
0% Synergy $2.79
Dread Return Dread Return
-1% Synergy $0.47
Insatiable Avarice Insatiable Avarice
-1% Synergy $5.22
Agadeem's Awakening Agadeem, the Undercrypt Agadeem's Awakening
-2% Synergy $25.35
Feed the Swarm Feed the Swarm
-3% Synergy $0.38
Mutilate Mutilate
-3% Synergy $1.86
Reanimate Reanimate
-4% Synergy $9.18
Damnation Damnation
-4% Synergy $20.74
Diabolic Tutor Diabolic Tutor
-4% Synergy $2.07
Victimize Victimize
-5% Synergy $1.20
Living Death Living Death
-5% Synergy $1.90
Read the Bones Read the Bones
-7% Synergy $0.27
Blasphemous Edict Blasphemous Edict
-8% Synergy $3.59

Utility Artifacts

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

Smoke Bomb Smoke Bomb
+42% Synergy $0.36
Nightmare Lash Nightmare Lash
+30% Synergy $5.74
Vorrac Battlehorns Vorrac Battlehorns
+27% Synergy $1.76
Lashwrithe Lashwrithe
+21% Synergy $0.84
Basilisk Collar Basilisk Collar
+21% Synergy $3.69
Trailblazer's Boots Trailblazer's Boots
+20% Synergy $3.21
Phantom Blade Phantom Blade
+19% Synergy $0.25
Whispersilk Cloak Whispersilk Cloak
+18% Synergy $3.75
Mask of Griselbrand Mask of Griselbrand
+14% Synergy $0.50
Sword of the Animist Sword of the Animist
+14% Synergy $7.29
Reaper's Scythe Reaper's Scythe
+14% Synergy $0.25
Blackblade Reforged Blackblade Reforged
+13% Synergy $3.19
Maskwood Nexus Maskwood Nexus
+13% Synergy $2.34
Mithril Coat Mithril Coat
+12% Synergy $28.34
Genji Glove Genji Glove
+12% Synergy $5.04
The Darkness Crystal The Darkness Crystal
+11% Synergy $4.41
Fireshrieker Fireshrieker
+10% Synergy $0.24
Sword of Feast and Famine Sword of Feast and Famine
+10% Synergy $39.15
Zephyr Boots Zephyr Boots
+10% Synergy $0.39
Prowler's Helm Prowler's Helm
+10% Synergy $0.58
Excalibur, Sword of Eden Excalibur, Sword of Eden
+9% Synergy $11.97
Adrestia Adrestia
+9% Synergy $0.27
Lavaspur Boots Lavaspur Boots
+8% Synergy $0.87
Sword of Light and Shadow Sword of Light and Shadow
+7% Synergy $13.64
Shadowspear Shadowspear
+6% Synergy $36.02
Vanquisher's Banner Vanquisher's Banner
+6% Synergy $4.36
Silver Shroud Costume Silver Shroud Costume
+6% Synergy $13.59
Hemlock Vial Hemlock Vial
+6% Synergy $0.14
Gathering Stone Gathering Stone
+5% Synergy $0.63
Sword of Once and Future Sword of Once and Future
+5% Synergy $4.15
Apple of Eden, Isu Relic Apple of Eden, Isu Relic
+5% Synergy $0.59
Vorpal Sword Vorpal Sword
+4% Synergy $2.83
Champion's Helm Champion's Helm
+4% Synergy $2.07
Mask of Memory Mask of Memory
+3% Synergy $0.38
Mesmeric Orb Mesmeric Orb
+2% Synergy $21.06
Herald's Horn Herald's Horn
+1% Synergy $4.79
Commander's Plate Commander's Plate
0% Synergy $43.69
Lightning Greaves Lightning Greaves
-1% Synergy $3.57
Wayfarer's Bauble Wayfarer's Bauble
-6% Synergy $0.31
Jet Medallion Jet Medallion
-12% Synergy $10.22
Bontu's Monument Bontu's Monument
-14% Synergy $5.97

Enchantments

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

Cover of Darkness Cover of Darkness
+46% Synergy $16.69
Ripples of Undeath Ripples of Undeath
+28% Synergy $5.79
Black Market Connections Black Market Connections
+24% Synergy $17.13
Conspiracy Conspiracy
+21% Synergy $2.14
Cemetery Tampering Cemetery Tampering
+20% Synergy $0.21
Criminal Past Criminal Past
+19% Synergy $0.16
Discreet Retreat Discreet Retreat
+11% Synergy $0.32
Out of the Tombs Out of the Tombs
+9% Synergy $13.82
Sigil of Myrkul Sigil of Myrkul
+9% Synergy $0.11
Call of the Ring Call of the Ring
+8% Synergy $3.45
Demonic Embrace Demonic Embrace
+7% Synergy $0.40
Haunted One Haunted One
+5% Synergy $5.85
Oversold Cemetery Oversold Cemetery
+4% Synergy $1.97
Phyresis Phyresis
+4% Synergy $3.24
Phyrexian Arena Phyrexian Arena
+2% Synergy $3.79
Virtue of Persistence Virtue of Persistence
+2% Synergy $7.40
Animate Dead Animate Dead
-5% Synergy $3.92
Bastion of Remembrance Bastion of Remembrance
-7% Synergy $0.28

Planeswalkers

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

Liliana of the Dark Realms Liliana of the Dark Realms
0% Synergy $11.12

Utility Lands

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

Rogue's Passage Rogue's Passage
+49% Synergy $0.30
Shizo, Death's Storehouse Shizo, Death's Storehouse
+20% Synergy $29.75
War Room War Room
+19% Synergy $2.31
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
+17% Synergy $17.74
Crypt of Agadeem Crypt of Agadeem
+15% Synergy $1.14
The Black Gate The Black Gate
+9% Synergy $6.94
Dakmor Salvage Dakmor Salvage
+7% Synergy $0.19
Spymaster's Vault Spymaster's Vault
+6% Synergy $0.71
Secret Tunnel Secret Tunnel
+5% Synergy $2.36
Mortuary Mire Mortuary Mire
+4% Synergy $0.41
Three Tree City Three Tree City
+4% Synergy $25.10
Buried Ruin Buried Ruin
+2% Synergy $0.36
Bojuka Bog Bojuka Bog
+1% Synergy $0.53
Temple of the False God Temple of the False God
+1% Synergy $1.11
Susur Secundi, Void Altar Susur Secundi, Void Altar
+1% Synergy $4.67
Witch's Cottage Witch's Cottage
-3% Synergy $0.75
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
-3% Synergy $11.19
Barren Moor Barren Moor
-4% Synergy $0.31
Geier Reach Sanitarium Geier Reach Sanitarium
-5% Synergy $1.09
Cabal Stronghold Cabal Stronghold
-7% Synergy $13.24
Castle Locthwain Castle Locthwain
-7% Synergy $4.00
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
-8% Synergy $2.51
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
-9% Synergy $58.63
Cabal Coffers Cabal Coffers
-13% Synergy $29.65
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
-16% Synergy $51.56

Mana Artifacts

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

Extraplanar Lens Extraplanar Lens
+11% Synergy $10.73
Charcoal Diamond Charcoal Diamond
+9% Synergy $0.36
Firdoch Core Firdoch Core
+9% Synergy $0.25
Heraldic Banner Heraldic Banner
+8% Synergy $0.36
Patchwork Banner Patchwork Banner
+8% Synergy $1.92
Thought Vessel Thought Vessel
+4% Synergy $2.90
Commander's Sphere Commander's Sphere
+1% Synergy $0.34
Mind Stone Mind Stone
-1% Synergy $0.34
Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
-2% Synergy $0.39
Fellwar Stone Fellwar Stone
-7% Synergy $0.65
Sol Ring Sol Ring
-8% Synergy $1.17

Lands

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

Brotherhood Headquarters Brotherhood Headquarters
+22% Synergy $0.23
Opal Palace Opal Palace
+14% Synergy $0.36
Cavern of Souls Cavern of Souls
+10% Synergy $48.67
Path of Ancestry Path of Ancestry
+9% Synergy $0.28
Evolving Wilds Evolving Wilds
+5% Synergy $0.23
Terramorphic Expanse Terramorphic Expanse
+5% Synergy $0.26
Myriad Landscape Myriad Landscape
+4% Synergy $0.27
Swamp Swamp
+1% Synergy $0.11
Command Tower Command Tower
0% Synergy $0.30
Snow-Covered Swamp Snow-Covered Swamp
-1% Synergy $0.64
Agadeem's Awakening Agadeem, the Undercrypt Agadeem's Awakening
-2% Synergy $25.35
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
-10% Synergy $3.22
Malakir Rebirth Malakir Mire Malakir Rebirth
-17% Synergy $13.31

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