Etrata, Silent Strike
Etrata, Deadly Fugitive is built for a slow, punishing tempo game where deception matters. As a legendary Vampire Assassin with deathtouch and a one four body, she repels attackers and slowly grinds opponents down. Her face down mechanic turns your stealthy blockers into sudden threats with a conversion cost of {2}{U}{B} and a backup plan that exiles the card if you cannot pay the flip cost so you can still cast it without paying its mana cost.
This Showcase Light Play Foil captures the set tone of whispered schemes and private betrayals. In play she rewards careful attack sequencing and pairing with other Assassins since each time an Assassin you control deals combat damage you get to cloak the top card of that player library. That interaction provides both card advantage and disruption in longer games and fits naturally into blue black control shells and blink strategies.
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
