Slip into Shadow Play
Cover of Darkness from Universes Beyond Assassin's Creed grants a concise and reliable lock piece for creature strategies that lean into tribal synergies. As the enchantment resolves you choose a creature type and immediately give creatures of that type fear, making them difficult to trade with or block. The effect pairs neatly with anthem effects and lords that pump a chosen tribe because it amplifies the pressure those creatures apply to opposing life totals and forces awkward blocks from your opponent.
Play this card when you expect combat to decide the game or when your deck already runs a focused creature identity. The ability to single out a type at entry allows for reactive sequencing and for maximizing value from existing synergies on board. For collectors this Near Mint English print sits well in a Commander or Vintage sideboard, and for players it is a compact answer that reads well in black decks that want to exploit evasion and tribal payoff. Add it to your list if you want reliable stealth for your signature creatures.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{B}
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Card Type – Enchantment
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Subtypes – (none)
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – As Cover of Darkness enters the battlefield, choose a creature type. Creatures of the chosen type have fear. (They can t be blocked except by artifact creatures and or black creatures.)
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Power / Toughness – N A
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Loyalty – N A
