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Desmond Miles
Price tag $0.35

Legendary Creature — Human Assassin

Magic color symbol for B
Mono-Black

High Synergy Cards

The highest-synergy picks for Desmond Miles's Assassins builds — cards that lean hardest into the Assassins theme.

Assassin Initiate Assassin Initiate
+91% Synergy $0.28
Royal Assassin Royal Assassin
+90% Synergy $0.42
Guildsworn Prowler Guildsworn Prowler
+85% Synergy $0.24
Poison-Blade Mentor Poison-Blade Mentor
+82% Synergy $0.27
Merciless Harlequin Merciless Harlequin
+82% Synergy $0.16
Blood Operative Blood Operative
+81% Synergy $0.19
Big Game Hunter Big Game Hunter
+79% Synergy $0.40
Mari, the Killing Quill Mari, the Killing Quill
+78% Synergy $5.67
Hired Poisoner Hired Poisoner
+77% Synergy $0.21
Gixian Skullflayer Gixian Skullflayer
+74% Synergy $0.17

Top Cards

The staple cards most Desmond Miles Assassins decks run as their core.

Midnight Assassin Midnight Assassin
+70% Synergy $0.25
Nekrataal Nekrataal
+68% Synergy $0.15
Restart Sequence Restart Sequence
+66% Synergy $0.26
Dark Impostor Dark Impostor
+65% Synergy $0.43
Brotherhood Regalia Brotherhood Regalia
+62% Synergy $9.78
Termination Facilitator Termination Facilitator
+59% Synergy $2.67
Ruthless Ripper Ruthless Ripper
+57% Synergy $0.19
Thorn of the Black Rose Thorn of the Black Rose
+56% Synergy $0.19
Unscrupulous Contractor Unscrupulous Contractor
+56% Synergy $0.18
Massacre Girl, Known Killer Massacre Girl, Known Killer
+54% Synergy $0.59

Game Changers

High-impact bombs that can take over a Desmond Miles Assassins game on their own.

Vampiric Tutor Vampiric Tutor
-7% Synergy $54.03
Demonic Tutor Demonic Tutor
-15% Synergy $69.17

Creatures

Creatures that carry the Assassins plan in Desmond Miles decks, from early pressure to payoff.

Bile-Vial Boggart Bile-Vial Boggart
+99% Synergy $0.23
Silumgar Assassin Silumgar Assassin
+56% Synergy $0.35
Guul Draz Assassin Guul Draz Assassin
+54% Synergy $2.89
Cruel Sadist Cruel Sadist
+51% Synergy $0.26
Agate-Blade Assassin Agate-Blade Assassin
+50% Synergy $0.18
Virtus the Veiled Virtus the Veiled
+47% Synergy $8.12
Brotherhood Ambushers Brotherhood Ambushers
+47% Synergy $0.18
Jacob Frye Jacob Frye
+46% Synergy $0.29
Roshan, Hidden Magister Roshan, Hidden Magister
+46% Synergy $0.29
Graveshifter Graveshifter
+45% Synergy $0.28
Thrill-Kill Assassin Thrill-Kill Assassin
+45% Synergy $0.19
Unstoppable Slasher Unstoppable Slasher
+44% Synergy $5.75
Changeling Outcast Changeling Outcast
+44% Synergy $2.38
Kiku, Night's Flower Kiku, Night's Flower
+44% Synergy $4.46
Scarblade Elite Scarblade Elite
+42% Synergy $3.18
Hired Blade Hired Blade
+42% Synergy $0.22
Massacre Girl Massacre Girl
+40% Synergy $0.53
Vein Ripper Vein Ripper
+39% Synergy $7.71
Brotherhood Patriarch Brotherhood Patriarch
+37% Synergy $0.17
Ravenloft Adventurer Ravenloft Adventurer
+36% Synergy $0.36
Iridescent Vinelasher Iridescent Vinelasher
+36% Synergy $2.61
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound Interceptor, Shadow's Hound
+33% Synergy $0.15
Reno and Rude Reno and Rude
+33% Synergy $0.20
Virulent Silencer Virulent Silencer
+33% Synergy $0.29
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
+32% Synergy $0.26
Hullcarver Hullcarver
+32% Synergy $0.20
Raffine's Silencer Raffine's Silencer
+32% Synergy $0.19
Rooftop Assassin Rooftop Assassin
+28% Synergy $0.16
Eyeblight Assassin Eyeblight Assassin
+26% Synergy $0.13
Hooded Assassin Hooded Assassin
+25% Synergy $0.12
Stingblade Assassin Stingblade Assassin
+24% Synergy $0.23
Towering Viewpoint Towering Viewpoint
+24% Synergy $0.27
Stronghold Assassin Stronghold Assassin
+22% Synergy $1.10
Unshakable Tail Unshakable Tail
+21% Synergy $0.36
Silent Assassin Silent Assassin
+19% Synergy $0.53
Garza's Assassin Garza's Assassin
+19% Synergy $1.03
Nightshade Assassin Nightshade Assassin
+17% Synergy $0.25
King's Assassin King's Assassin
+17% Synergy $8.47
Nighthowler Nighthowler
+17% Synergy $0.33
Downwind Ambusher Downwind Ambusher
+17% Synergy $0.14
Agent of the Fates Agent of the Fates
+16% Synergy $0.25
Eye of Duskmantle Eye of Duskmantle
+14% Synergy $0.32
Repeat Offender Repeat Offender
+14% Synergy $0.08
Undercity Eliminator Undercity Eliminator
+14% Synergy $0.23
Lurking Deadeye Lurking Deadeye
+14% Synergy $0.13
Roaming Throne Roaming Throne
+11% Synergy $52.83
Syr Konrad, the Grim Syr Konrad, the Grim
+4% Synergy $1.67
Solemn Simulacrum Solemn Simulacrum
-4% Synergy $0.31
Morbid Opportunist Morbid Opportunist
-10% Synergy $0.38
Crypt Ghast Crypt Ghast
-14% Synergy $17.44

Instants

Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Desmond Miles's Assassins deck ahead.

Chain Assassination Chain Assassination
+49% Synergy $0.28
Armor of Shadows Armor of Shadows
+35% Synergy $0.31
Tragic Slip Tragic Slip
+28% Synergy $0.26
Nameless Inversion Nameless Inversion
+23% Synergy $0.23
Murder Murder
+22% Synergy $0.20
Songs of the Damned Songs of the Damned
+19% Synergy $2.91
Go for the Throat Go for the Throat
+18% Synergy $0.62
Imp's Mischief Imp's Mischief
+14% Synergy $9.18
Hero's Downfall Hero's Downfall
+11% Synergy $0.29
Pile On Pile On
+8% Synergy $0.38
Astarion's Thirst Astarion's Thirst
+7% Synergy $1.91
Fatal Push Fatal Push
+6% Synergy $0.83
Cabal Ritual Cabal Ritual
+5% Synergy $14.55
Defile Defile
+4% Synergy $1.43
Feed the Cycle Feed the Cycle
+4% Synergy $0.26
Hagra Mauling Hagra Broodpit Hagra Mauling
+3% Synergy $1.00
Breathe Your Last Breathe Your Last
+3% Synergy $0.22
Fake Your Own Death Fake Your Own Death
+2% Synergy $0.24
Tainted Strike Tainted Strike
+2% Synergy $3.23
Supernatural Stamina Supernatural Stamina
+1% Synergy $0.21
Deadly Dispute Deadly Dispute
0% Synergy $0.27
Withering Torment Withering Torment
-1% Synergy $1.60
Deadly Rollick Deadly Rollick
-2% Synergy $28.68
Infernal Grasp Infernal Grasp
-2% Synergy $0.32
Baleful Mastery Baleful Mastery
-3% Synergy $2.53
Feign Death Feign Death
-3% Synergy $0.78
Undying Malice Undying Malice
-5% Synergy $0.38
Corrupted Conviction Corrupted Conviction
-6% Synergy $0.33
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
-7% Synergy $5.74
Village Rites Village Rites
-10% Synergy $0.93
Dark Ritual Dark Ritual
-11% Synergy $7.28
Malakir Rebirth Malakir Mire Malakir Rebirth
-18% Synergy $13.30

Sorceries

Sorceries that push the Assassins game plan forward for Desmond Miles.

Corrupt Corrupt
+34% Synergy $0.11
The Final Days The Final Days
+33% Synergy $0.19
Crippling Fear Crippling Fear
+22% Synergy $3.40
Petty Larceny Petty Larceny
+22% Synergy $0.32
Buried Alive Buried Alive
+16% Synergy $3.55
Kindred Dominance Kindred Dominance
+15% Synergy $4.92
Night's Whisper Night's Whisper
+14% Synergy $6.25
Back in Town Back in Town
+14% Synergy $4.34
Patriarch's Bidding Patriarch's Bidding
+13% Synergy $3.60
Pact of the Serpent Pact of the Serpent
+12% Synergy $1.07
Unearth Unearth
+10% Synergy $0.54
Sign in Blood Sign in Blood
+9% Synergy $3.14
Grave Strength Grave Strength
+7% Synergy $0.24
Blood Beckoning Blood Beckoning
+5% Synergy $0.06
Toxic Deluge Toxic Deluge
+4% Synergy $5.02
Haunting Voyage Haunting Voyage
+4% Synergy $0.34
Disentomb Disentomb
+4% Synergy $0.41
Rise of the Dark Realms Rise of the Dark Realms
+3% Synergy $6.73
Coiling Rebirth Coiling Rebirth
+3% Synergy $0.24
Dread Return Dread Return
+2% Synergy $0.45
Lively Dirge Lively Dirge
+2% Synergy $6.11
Feed the Swarm Feed the Swarm
0% Synergy $0.24
Read the Bones Read the Bones
-3% Synergy $0.30
Insatiable Avarice Insatiable Avarice
-3% Synergy $6.03
Victimize Victimize
-4% Synergy $1.25
Blasphemous Edict Blasphemous Edict
-4% Synergy $4.24
Diabolic Tutor Diabolic Tutor
-4% Synergy $2.21
Damnation Damnation
-6% Synergy $21.01
Mutilate Mutilate
-8% Synergy $2.19
Reanimate Reanimate
-10% Synergy $10.10

Utility Artifacts

Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Desmond Miles Assassins decks.

Hidden Blade Hidden Blade
+56% Synergy $0.31
Smoke Bomb Smoke Bomb
+47% Synergy $0.37
Nightmare Lash Nightmare Lash
+33% Synergy $8.12
Genji Glove Genji Glove
+32% Synergy $8.22
Sword of the Animist Sword of the Animist
+28% Synergy $5.42
Vorrac Battlehorns Vorrac Battlehorns
+28% Synergy $1.57
Mask of Griselbrand Mask of Griselbrand
+27% Synergy $0.97
Swiftfoot Boots Swiftfoot Boots
+25% Synergy $1.98
Whispersilk Cloak Whispersilk Cloak
+24% Synergy $2.18
Lashwrithe Lashwrithe
+24% Synergy $0.67
Trailblazer's Boots Trailblazer's Boots
+22% Synergy $3.56
Basilisk Collar Basilisk Collar
+22% Synergy $3.79
Blackblade Reforged Blackblade Reforged
+16% Synergy $3.22
Fireshrieker Fireshrieker
+16% Synergy $0.22
Mithril Coat Mithril Coat
+14% Synergy $29.06
Phantom Blade Phantom Blade
+14% Synergy $0.27
The Darkness Crystal The Darkness Crystal
+13% Synergy $4.28
Maskwood Nexus Maskwood Nexus
+13% Synergy $3.08
Vanquisher's Banner Vanquisher's Banner
+12% Synergy $5.11
Zephyr Boots Zephyr Boots
+12% Synergy $0.36
Sword of Feast and Famine Sword of Feast and Famine
+11% Synergy $42.28
Shadowspear Shadowspear
+10% Synergy $29.75
Lavaspur Boots Lavaspur Boots
+9% Synergy $2.46
Sword of Once and Future Sword of Once and Future
+9% Synergy $5.18
Champion's Helm Champion's Helm
+7% Synergy $2.90
Sword of Sinew and Steel Sword of Sinew and Steel
+7% Synergy $10.10
Sword of Light and Shadow Sword of Light and Shadow
+6% Synergy $12.64
Mask of Memory Mask of Memory
+5% Synergy $0.41
Hemlock Vial Hemlock Vial
+5% Synergy $0.16
Adrestia Adrestia
+5% Synergy $0.37
Prowler's Helm Prowler's Helm
+4% Synergy $0.53
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
+4% Synergy $2.83
Vorpal Sword Vorpal Sword
+1% Synergy $2.67
Wayfarer's Bauble Wayfarer's Bauble
-6% Synergy $5.61
Lightning Greaves Lightning Greaves
-9% Synergy $4.10
Jet Medallion Jet Medallion
-13% Synergy $14.67
Bontu's Monument Bontu's Monument
-20% Synergy $4.60

Enchantments

Enchantments that reinforce the Assassins strategy in Desmond Miles decks.

The Revelations of Ezio The Revelations of Ezio
+53% Synergy $0.32
Cover of Darkness Cover of Darkness
+44% Synergy $21.67
Ripples of Undeath Ripples of Undeath
+28% Synergy $8.64
Cemetery Tampering Cemetery Tampering
+26% Synergy $0.38
Black Market Connections Black Market Connections
+23% Synergy $10.53
Conspiracy Conspiracy
+15% Synergy $2.58
Criminal Past Criminal Past
+15% Synergy $0.22
Demonic Embrace Demonic Embrace
+13% Synergy $0.34
Sigil of Myrkul Sigil of Myrkul
+10% Synergy $0.25
Out of the Tombs Out of the Tombs
+9% Synergy $11.70
Virtue of Persistence Virtue of Persistence
+7% Synergy $7.00
Haunted One Haunted One
+6% Synergy $5.47
Call of the Ring Call of the Ring
+6% Synergy $5.03
Discreet Retreat Discreet Retreat
+5% Synergy $0.30
Quest for the Necropolis Quest for the Necropolis
+5% Synergy $0.24
Agent of the Shadow Thieves Agent of the Shadow Thieves
+4% Synergy $0.30
Oversold Cemetery Oversold Cemetery
+3% Synergy $2.60
Phyresis Phyresis
+3% Synergy $2.52
Animate Dead Animate Dead
-1% Synergy $7.45
Phyrexian Arena Phyrexian Arena
-3% Synergy $4.16
Bastion of Remembrance Bastion of Remembrance
-5% Synergy $0.30

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that back up Desmond Miles's Assassins game plan.

Liliana of the Dark Realms Liliana of the Dark Realms
-5% Synergy $9.67

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Desmond Miles Assassins decks.

Rogue's Passage Rogue's Passage
+41% Synergy $0.77
War Room War Room
+24% Synergy $5.22
Shizo, Death's Storehouse Shizo, Death's Storehouse
+20% Synergy $34.19
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
+20% Synergy $11.35
The Black Gate The Black Gate
+14% Synergy $9.39
Mortuary Mire Mortuary Mire
+13% Synergy $0.44
Crypt of Agadeem Crypt of Agadeem
+13% Synergy $3.78
Dakmor Salvage Dakmor Salvage
+9% Synergy $0.29
Three Tree City Three Tree City
+6% Synergy $29.95
Everglades Everglades
+6% Synergy $1.15
Witch's Cottage Witch's Cottage
+4% Synergy $0.82
Temple of the False God Temple of the False God
+3% Synergy $0.32
Spymaster's Vault Spymaster's Vault
+1% Synergy $2.71
Buried Ruin Buried Ruin
0% Synergy $0.37
Urza's Saga Urza's Saga
-1% Synergy $38.48
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
-3% Synergy $10.64
Geier Reach Sanitarium Geier Reach Sanitarium
-4% Synergy $2.39
Bojuka Bog Bojuka Bog
-7% Synergy $1.40
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
-8% Synergy $55.48
Cabal Stronghold Cabal Stronghold
-8% Synergy $12.37
Cabal Coffers Cabal Coffers
-11% Synergy $28.81
Castle Locthwain Castle Locthwain
-12% Synergy $4.31
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
-14% Synergy $4.23
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
-17% Synergy $45.74

Mana Artifacts

Mana rocks and fixing to power out Desmond Miles's Assassins strategy.

Extraplanar Lens Extraplanar Lens
+21% Synergy $13.30
Charcoal Diamond Charcoal Diamond
+15% Synergy $0.35
Heraldic Banner Heraldic Banner
+12% Synergy $0.36
Patchwork Banner Patchwork Banner
+8% Synergy $2.89
Mind Stone Mind Stone
+6% Synergy $0.34
Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
+5% Synergy $0.49
Sol Ring Sol Ring
+2% Synergy $1.34
Firdoch Core Firdoch Core
+100% Synergy $0.35
Commander's Sphere Commander's Sphere
0% Synergy $0.31
Thought Vessel Thought Vessel
-1% Synergy $2.35
Lotus Petal Lotus Petal
-2% Synergy $37.42

Lands

The mana base behind Desmond Miles's Assassins decks.

Opal Palace Opal Palace
+28% Synergy $0.32
Cavern of Souls Cavern of Souls
+14% Synergy $51.06
Myriad Landscape Myriad Landscape
+13% Synergy $0.34
Brotherhood Headquarters Brotherhood Headquarters
+12% Synergy $0.32
Evolving Wilds Evolving Wilds
+8% Synergy $0.29
Path of Ancestry Path of Ancestry
+7% Synergy $0.27
Terramorphic Expanse Terramorphic Expanse
+4% Synergy $0.26
Hagra Mauling Hagra Broodpit Hagra Mauling
+3% Synergy $1.00
Swamp Swamp
0% Synergy $0.10
Command Tower Command Tower
0% Synergy $0.25
Snow-Covered Swamp Snow-Covered Swamp
-1% Synergy $0.66
Boggart Trawler Boggart Bog Boggart Trawler
-2% Synergy $2.10
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
-7% Synergy $5.74
Malakir Rebirth Malakir Mire Malakir Rebirth
-18% Synergy $13.30

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