Silent Tutor of Shadows
Roshan, Hidden Magister slots into a deck as a compact commander for black's trickery and board design. At four power and four toughness and a cost of {3}{B}, Roshan converts your board into an assassination squad by making other creatures you control Assassins while also tagging creature spells and offboard creature cards. That static conversion is straightforward to leverage; creatures that were utility pieces suddenly qualify for Assassin synergies and any on the stack threats gain identity during resolution.
The printed abilities shape both tribal lines and combat math. Face down creatures you control gain menace so your morphs and disguised threats push damage through. Even better, every time a permanent you control is turned face up you draw a card and lose one life which rewards active bluffing and clever sequencing. Use Roshan to enable surprise blockers, incremental card advantage, and recurring value across turns. Practical, compact, and tuned for players who prefer positioning over brute force.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {3}{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) – Other creatures you control are Assassins in addition to their other types. The same is true for creature spells you control and creature cards you own that aren’t on the battlefield.
Face-down creatures you control have menace.
Whenever a permanent you control is turned face up, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
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Power / Toughness – 4/4
