Leap of Shadows
Desmond Miles brings a compact menace to the battlefield. At {1}{B} this Legendary Creature is cheap to cast and punishes sloppy blockers. Menace forces opponents to commit extra resources to stop him, while his static boost scales with your board and graveyard, granting +1/+0 for each other Assassin you control and each Assassin card in your graveyard. The card reads plainly and you read the board the same way an experienced pilot does.
The triggered ability turns damage into card selection. Whenever Desmond Miles deals combat damage to a player, surveil X where X is the amount of damage dealt. That interaction makes him a valuable clock and a utility piece for graveyard and topdeck manipulation. Use him to pressure life totals, sculpt your draws, and fuel graveyard synergies in both aggressive and midrange Assassin decks. Include him as a one or two of in decks that want efficient reach and incremental advantage.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{B}
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Card Type – Legendary Creature
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Subtypes – Human Assassin
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Menace
Desmond Miles gets +1/+0 for each other Assassin you control and each Assassin card in your graveyard.
Whenever Desmond Miles deals combat damage to a player, surveil X, where X is the amount of damage it dealt to that player.
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Power / Toughness – 1/3
