Jacob Frye: Silent Blade on the Battlefield

Jacob Frye brings the assassin suite into black control decks with efficient aggression and graveyard recursion. A seasoned Magic player will recognize the value of a three two body on turn three that doubles as a toolbox trigger for other Assassins. Jacob Frye’s partner ability with Evie Frye also lets you sculpt opening hands or tutor answers when you need them, while the foil near mint finish keeps this card attractive for collectors and tabletop players alike.

The printed rules encourage an Assassin focused build and reward combat damage with card recovery. Whenever your Assassins deal combat damage to a player you can target an Assassin card or a card with freerunning in your graveyard, exile it and copy it to cast that copy. That sequence turns incremental damage into repeatable value and folds well into midrange and reanimation strategies. Add this Jacob Frye foil to a deck that wants tempo and redundancy, then press your advantage and keep the threats coming.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {2}{B}
• Card Type – Legendary Creature
• Subtypes – Human Assassin
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Partner with Evie Frye (When this creature enters the battlefield, target player may put Evie into their hand from their library, then shuffle.) Whenever one or more Assassins you control deal combat damage to a player, exile up to one target Assassin card or card with freerunning from your graveyard. If you do, copy it. You may cast the copy.
• Power / Toughness – 3/2