Shadow of the Assassin
Ezio Auditore da Firenze arrives as a compact mythic that reads like a game plan. With Ezio on the battlefield you get menace to pressure opposing planes and a template that improves your Assassin curve. The card rewards a focused shell where Assassin spells and combat damage create windows to finish the game, so consider building toward repeated evasive attacks and payoffs that trigger the five color closure.
Mechanically the card is straightforward for experienced players. Ezio’s combat trigger converts damage into a lethal win condition if you can muster the multicolored payment when the opponent is low. The printed text also grants a suite benefit to your Assassin spells so the card functions as both a threat and a toolkit piece. Use him as a finisher in midrange decks or as a centerpiece in a dedicated Assassin strategy.
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
Assassin spells you cast have freerunning. {B}{B}.
Whenever Ezio deals combat damage to a player, you may pay {W}{B}{R}{G}{U} if that player has 10 or less life. When you do, that player loses the game.
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Power / Toughness – 3/2
