Silent Strike
Hidden Blade brings a compact toolkit that reads like efficient equipment rather than spectacle. The card is an Artifact Equipment for {2} that comes down with Flash and immediately secures itself to a creature you control. If that host carries the Assassin subtype it gains deathtouch until end of turn, which turns a brief skirmish into a guaranteed trade or a lethal deterrent against larger attackers.
The equipped creature gains a modest but meaningful boost of +1/+0 and first strike, which pairs cleanly with deathtouch or with evasive attackers in aggressive lists. Play it on defense to ambush a blocker or cast it on your turn to turn a marginal attacker into a removal engine. For players who build around tribal synergies or tempo plays, Hidden Blade functions as a low cost answer that slots into many blue or colorless shells. Add this Light Play Foil English printing to your collection to support both cube and casual assassin decks.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}
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Card Type – Artifact
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Subtypes – Equipment
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flash. When Hidden Blade enters the battlefield, attach it to target creature you control. If that creature is an Assassin, it gains deathtouch until end of turn. Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has first strike. Equip {2}.
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Power / Toughness – Not applicable
