Etrata, Deadly Fugitive — Silent Strike
Etrata, Deadly Fugitive is a compact engine of surprise that rewards covert board development and timing. As a legendary Vampire Assassin with deathtouch and a low casting cost of {1}{U}{B} she pressures blocks and forces awkward chump choices. She also turns face down creatures you control into threats by granting them an activation that both flips them and opens the door to casting exiled cards without paying their costs when the flip fails.
Play Etrata in a control shell where disruption and incremental advantage matter. Her cloak trigger when an Assassin deals combat damage replaces raw card draw with targeted library manipulation that fuels future schemes. The light play foil shown here preserves the artwork and oracle text while fitting cleanly into competitive commander and standard adjacent decks that value tempo and asymmetric advantage.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{U}{B}
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Card Type – Legendary Creature
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Subtypes – Vampire Assassin
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Deathtouch
Face-down creatures you control have "2 U B: Turn this creature face up. If you can't, exile it, then you may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost."
Whenever an Assassin you control deals combat damage to an opponent, cloak the top card of that player's library.
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Power / Toughness – 1/4
