Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
$0.27
$0.27Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Proven Option
Well-established with solid community support.
Ranking
#1654
Current Rank
#1586
Last Week
#1785
Last Month
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 Shadow, Mysterious Assassin decks.
Twilight Diviner+11% Synergy
$3.14
Shredder, Shadow Master+4% Synergy
$1.38
Lamentation+3% Synergy
$0.30
Armaggon, Future Shark+2% Synergy
$0.42
South Wind Avatar+1% Synergy
$0.80
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Shadow, Mysterious Assassin's abilities and overall game plan.
Interceptor, Shadow's Hound+78% Synergy
$0.25
Shadow of Mortality+75% Synergy
$0.63
Access Tunnel+62% Synergy
$0.36
Junji, the Midnight Sky+62% Synergy
$0.42
Huskburster Swarm+56% Synergy
$0.24
Key to the City+56% Synergy
$2.81
Hollow Marauder+56% Synergy
$0.11
Bygone Colossus+54% Synergy
$0.30
Rogue's Passage+54% Synergy
$1.63
Brotherhood Regalia+53% Synergy
$10.85
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Shadow, Mysterious Assassin decks.
Avatar of Woe+52% Synergy
$3.83
Solemn Simulacrum+50% Synergy
$0.26
Whispersilk Cloak+45% Synergy
$3.27
Swiftfoot Boots+28% Synergy
$2.00
Reanimate+18% Synergy
$8.60
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+10% Synergy
$2.61
Jet Medallion+7% Synergy
$10.94
Feed the Swarm+5% Synergy
$0.30
Crypt Ghast+3% Synergy
$16.84
Dark Ritual-3% Synergy
$4.45
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$109.97
Vampiric Tutor-12% Synergy
$63.69
Demonic Tutor-13% Synergy
$61.85
Bolas's Citadel-16% Synergy
$16.02
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Shadow, Mysterious Assassin's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Chitin Gravestalker+49% Synergy
$0.19
Metamorphosis Fanatic+44% Synergy
$3.98
Gorex, the Tombshell+44% Synergy
$0.25
Writhing Necromass+41% Synergy
$0.12
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist+40% Synergy
$0.34
Anticausal Vestige+40% Synergy
$1.70
Archpriest of Shadows+39% Synergy
$1.55
Nine-Lives Familiar+38% Synergy
$1.39
Kokusho, the Evening Star+38% Synergy
$19.38
Bloodghast+31% Synergy
$2.51
Stitcher's Supplier+31% Synergy
$0.22
Troll of Khazad-dûm+27% Synergy
$0.49
Dross Golem+27% Synergy
$0.12
Ravenous Chupacabra+26% Synergy
$0.44
Perigee Beckoner+26% Synergy
$0.18
Morbid Opportunist+25% Synergy
$0.35
Ancient Stone Idol+24% Synergy
$0.40
Marshmist Titan+24% Synergy
$0.04
Sepulchral Primordial+23% Synergy
$0.31
Noxious Gearhulk+21% Synergy
$0.36
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+20% Synergy
$33.21
Metalwork Colossus+20% Synergy
$4.77
Puppeteer Clique+19% Synergy
$0.28
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+18% Synergy
$0.93
Meteor Golem+17% Synergy
$0.26
Reassembling Skeleton+16% Synergy
$0.28
Body Launderer+13% Synergy
$0.61
Defiler of Flesh+12% Synergy
$0.39
Phyrexian Fleshgorger+12% Synergy
$1.23
Overlord of the Balemurk+11% Synergy
$27.64
Crabomination+11% Synergy
$0.28
Gixian Puppeteer+10% Synergy
$0.89
Massacre Wurm+9% Synergy
$2.15
Boggart Trawler+9% Synergy
$1.32
Myr Enforcer+9% Synergy
$0.87
Vincent Valentine+8% Synergy
$1.35
Archon of Cruelty+8% Synergy
$8.46
Sojourner's Companion+8% Synergy
$0.27
Sheoldred, Whispering One+7% Synergy
$20.96
Keen Duelist+7% Synergy
$4.83
Mari, the Killing Quill+7% Synergy
$3.33
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+6% Synergy
$37.56
Unstoppable Slasher+6% Synergy
$5.33
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+5% Synergy
$24.01
Timeline Culler+5% Synergy
$0.35
Necron Deathmark+5% Synergy
$5.38
Greedy Freebooter+4% Synergy
$0.31
Pitiless Plunderer0% Synergy
$2.19
Dauthi Voidwalker-6% Synergy
$5.29
Syr Konrad, the Grim-10% Synergy
$0.59
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Shadow, Mysterious Assassin safe.
Not Dead After All+30% Synergy
$2.47
Undying Malice+27% Synergy
$0.53
Supernatural Stamina+25% Synergy
$0.21
Feign Death+21% Synergy
$1.12
Withering Torment+17% Synergy
$4.01
Malakir Rebirth+17% Synergy
$11.38
Espers to Magicite+15% Synergy
$0.28
Saw in Half+10% Synergy
$4.29
Chain Assassination+10% Synergy
$0.24
Fake Your Own Death+7% Synergy
$0.23
Undying Evil+7% Synergy
$0.46
Overwhelming Remorse+7% Synergy
$0.15
Fell the Profane+6% Synergy
$4.35
Imp's Mischief+4% Synergy
$5.90
Songs of the Damned+3% Synergy
$2.88
Overkill+2% Synergy
$0.31
Reckoner's Bargain+2% Synergy
$0.87
Bitter Triumph0% Synergy
$1.32
Tragic Slip-1% Synergy
$0.30
Darkness-1% Synergy
$22.78
Defile-2% Synergy
$1.25
Infernal Grasp-2% Synergy
$0.31
Deadly Rollick-2% Synergy
$24.98
Snuff Out-2% Synergy
$8.89
Entomb-2% Synergy
$14.97
Force of Despair-2% Synergy
$5.48
Soul Shatter-3% Synergy
$3.76
Archenemy's Charm-3% Synergy
$0.82
Flare of Malice-5% Synergy
$2.40
Cabal Ritual-6% Synergy
$10.90
Deadly Dispute-7% Synergy
$0.36
Sheoldred's Edict-9% Synergy
$1.90
Consuming Corruption-10% Synergy
$0.33
Go for the Throat-11% Synergy
$0.56
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Shadow, Mysterious Assassin's game plan and control the board.
Restart Sequence+45% Synergy
$0.24
Persist+31% Synergy
$0.57
Stitch Together+31% Synergy
$1.93
Victimize+19% Synergy
$0.54
Come Back Wrong+16% Synergy
$0.30
Rejoin the Fight+16% Synergy
$0.29
Will of the Abzan+15% Synergy
$3.27
Buried Alive+8% Synergy
$0.98
Diresight+6% Synergy
$0.22
Incarnation Technique+6% Synergy
$8.77
Living Death+5% Synergy
$2.45
Decode Transmissions+4% Synergy
$0.12
Breach the Multiverse+3% Synergy
$7.26
Exhume+3% Synergy
$4.95
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$20.81
Unmarked Grave+2% Synergy
$2.78
Blasphemous Edict0% Synergy
$5.50
Dread Return0% Synergy
$0.39
Night's Whisper-1% Synergy
$0.38
Rise of the Dark Realms-1% Synergy
$5.73
Unearth-2% Synergy
$0.47
Toxic Deluge-3% Synergy
$8.00
Insatiable Avarice-4% Synergy
$8.08
Bubbling Muck-6% Synergy
$3.76
Exsanguinate-7% Synergy
$0.38
Damnation-7% Synergy
$19.60
Mutilate-9% Synergy
$1.86
Sign in Blood-14% Synergy
$2.76
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Thieves' Tools+43% Synergy
$0.08
Ninja's Blades+43% Synergy
$0.42
The Cauldron of Eternity+37% Synergy
$1.46
Silver Shroud Costume+36% Synergy
$12.74
Ichor Wellspring+28% Synergy
$1.02
Trailblazer's Boots+26% Synergy
$3.14
Genji Glove+24% Synergy
$5.46
The Darkness Crystal+20% Synergy
$3.24
Spine of Ish Sah+19% Synergy
$0.31
Demonic Junker+18% Synergy
$0.38
Fireshrieker+16% Synergy
$0.20
Ugin's Nexus+16% Synergy
$2.80
Mycosynth Wellspring+14% Synergy
$0.38
Leyline Axe+13% Synergy
$2.47
The Falcon, Airship Restored+13% Synergy
$0.17
Phoenix Fleet Airship+12% Synergy
$2.41
Mephitic Draught+11% Synergy
$0.14
Excalibur, Sword of Eden+10% Synergy
$14.32
Commander's Plate+9% Synergy
$44.89
Zephyr Boots+9% Synergy
$0.38
Hidden Blade+9% Synergy
$0.23
Prized Statue+8% Synergy
$0.37
Psychic Paper+8% Synergy
$0.33
Prowler's Helm+8% Synergy
$0.63
Palantír of Orthanc+7% Synergy
$19.27
Lightning Greaves+6% Synergy
$4.61
Mimic Vat+6% Synergy
$0.56
Chariot of Victory+6% Synergy
$0.55
Cauldron of Souls+5% Synergy
$6.55
Wayfarer's Bauble+4% Synergy
$0.30
Sword of the Animist+3% Synergy
$8.32
Tithing Blade+3% Synergy
$0.37
Mithril Coat+1% Synergy
$28.39
Bontu's Monument-1% Synergy
$12.66
Expedition Map-3% Synergy
$0.62
Whip of Erebos-3% Synergy
$6.06
Skullclamp-11% Synergy
$5.02
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Shadow, Mysterious Assassin's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Wound Reflection+23% Synergy
$11.35
Treacherous Blessing+22% Synergy
$0.28
Animate Dead+21% Synergy
$8.73
Ripples of Undeath+21% Synergy
$6.70
Heartless Summoning+20% Synergy
$1.94
Kaya's Ghostform+15% Synergy
$1.99
Chorale of the Void+13% Synergy
$0.24
Cover of Darkness+11% Synergy
$15.51
Demonic Embrace+11% Synergy
$0.36
Dauthi Embrace+10% Synergy
$2.28
Demonic Lore+9% Synergy
$0.23
Parker Luck+7% Synergy
$0.25
Eye of Nidhogg+7% Synergy
$0.37
Virtue of Persistence+5% Synergy
$7.89
Oversold Cemetery+5% Synergy
$1.69
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall+5% Synergy
$5.70
Tortured Existence+5% Synergy
$5.23
Cramped Vents // Access Maze+5% Synergy
$0.28
Necromancy+4% Synergy
$13.33
Dance of the Dead+2% Synergy
$15.48
Phyrexian Reclamation0% Synergy
$1.93
No Mercy-1% Synergy
$23.76
Black Market Connections-3% Synergy
$16.29
Black Market-3% Synergy
$4.17
Exquisite Blood-4% Synergy
$24.91
Grave Pact-7% Synergy
$28.13
Phyrexian Arena-11% Synergy
$4.03
Bastion of Remembrance-11% Synergy
$0.32
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+30% Synergy
$13.76
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+28% Synergy
$36.88
The Black Gate+23% Synergy
$9.85
Mortuary Mire+7% Synergy
$0.41
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+6% Synergy
$10.20
Buried Ruin+6% Synergy
$0.36
Spymaster's Vault+5% Synergy
$1.14
Witch's Cottage+4% Synergy
$0.91
Vault of Whispers+4% Synergy
$5.15
Tomb Fortress+4% Synergy
$3.99
Darksteel Citadel+4% Synergy
$7.66
Bojuka Bog+3% Synergy
$1.09
War Room+2% Synergy
$8.73
Midgar, City of Mako+2% Synergy
$1.46
Crypt of Agadeem+2% Synergy
$1.22
Temple of the False God+1% Synergy
$0.28
Reliquary Tower0% Synergy
$3.84
Barren Moor-1% Synergy
$0.30
Castle Locthwain-3% Synergy
$3.77
Susur Secundi, Void Altar-3% Synergy
$4.12
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-4% Synergy
$52.32
Geier Reach Sanitarium-5% Synergy
$0.71
Cabal Coffers-6% Synergy
$30.94
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-8% Synergy
$44.85
Cabal Stronghold-10% Synergy
$12.33
Phyrexian Tower-13% Synergy
$23.50
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Charcoal Diamond+7% Synergy
$0.29
Coveted Jewel+7% Synergy
$0.36
Thran Dynamo+6% Synergy
$4.63
Arcane Signet+3% Synergy
$0.45
Mind Stone+2% Synergy
$0.28
Extraplanar Lens+2% Synergy
$9.66
Thought Vessel+1% Synergy
$2.44
The Soul Stone+1% Synergy
$62.17
Fellwar Stone+1% Synergy
$1.11
Throne of Eldraine+1% Synergy
$34.33
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.18
Sceptre of Eternal Glory0% Synergy
$20.05
Gilded Lotus0% Synergy
$0.86
Caged Sun-6% Synergy
$3.64
Lands
The mana base foundation for Shadow, Mysterious Assassin decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Malakir Rebirth+17% Synergy
$11.38
Boggart Trawler+9% Synergy
$1.32
Demolition Field+8% Synergy
$0.27
Daily Bugle Building+8% Synergy
$0.25
Myriad Landscape+6% Synergy
$0.30
Fell the Profane+6% Synergy
$4.35
Urza's Cave+5% Synergy
$1.72
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$20.81
Swamp0% Synergy
$0.24
Snow-Covered Swamp0% Synergy
$0.58
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Shadow, Mysterious Assassin.
Volrath the Fallen
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
Sauron, the Necromancer
Ardyn, the Usurper
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
Moira, Urborg Haunt
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Scion of Halaster
Geth, Thane of Contracts
Myojin of Grim Betrayal
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Scion of Halaster
Isareth the Awakener
Gaius van Baelsar
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Tormod, the Desecrator
Chainer, Dementia Master
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Haunted One
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Iname, Death Aspect
Kotis, Sibsig Champion
Lim-Dûl the Necromancer
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Scion of Halaster
Celes, Rune Knight
Rona, Herald of Invasion
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Imotekh the Stormlord
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Blex, Vexing Pest
Geth, Lord of the Vault
Neyam Shai Murad
Sedris, the Traitor King
Taigam, Sidisi's Hand
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Cultist of the Absolute
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
Bortuk Bonerattle
Egon, God of Death
Old Stickfingers
Raffine, Scheming Seer