Silent Blade of New Orleans
Aveline de Grandpré arrives as a compact engine for incremental growth and board control. The 3 3 Legendary Creature Human Assassin plays to a midrange plan where deathtouch turns every favorable trade into a long term advantage. When your deathtouch creature deals combat damage to a player you convert that damage into +1/+1 counters which lets small strikes scale into threats across the midgame. The printed Disguise cost gives you a tempo route into play that can dodge removal or set up surprise blockers.
This Universes Beyond Assassin's Creed showcase foil in Light Play condition is a practical inclusion for Gruul or Jund lists that want efficient removal by combat and a way to snowball board presence without relying on one big spell. Use Aveline to punish chump blocks, stabilize against wide attacks, and push through incremental damage that translates into permanent growth. Add it to your deck to shore up trades and to create recurring pressure. Pick one up and start converting precision into permanents.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{B}{G}
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Card Type – Legendary Creature
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Subtypes – Human Assassin
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Deathtouch
Whenever a creature you control with deathtouch deals combat damage to a player, put that many +1/+1 counters on that creature.
Disguise {B}{G}
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Power / Toughness – 3/3
