Bracket 3 · Our Ezio Auditore da Firenze decklist · Assassin Tribal
Our Ezio list is five-color Assassins. Ezio gives every Assassin spell a cheap freerunning cost and can knock out any player at 10 or less life with one hit.
The deck pumps the crew with Achilles Davenport, Arno Dorian and Ramses, gets through with menace, unblockable Assassins and Equipment, and draws cards off every hit with Ezio, Blade of Vengeance and Coastal Piracy.
- Strategy
- Assassin Tribal
- Bracket
- 3
- Avg. mana value
- 3.16
- Lands
- 36
01The Commander
Ezio Auditore da Firenze is a two-mana 3/2 with menace. Assassin spells you cast have freerunning {B}{B}, so after an Assassin or your commander deals combat damage to a player, any Assassin costs just two black mana that turn.
Whenever Ezio deals combat damage to a player, you may pay {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} if that player has 10 or less life. When you do, that player loses the game.
Life is checked as the trigger resolves, so damage from other attackers and triggers that resolve first can set it up. Keep all five colors open on your attack turns.
02How This Deck Wins
- 1
Hit early
Ezio and cheap Assassins like Basim Ibn Ishaq, Desmond Miles and Evie Frye connect early and turn on freerunning.
- 2
Freerun the big ones
After combat damage, cast expensive Assassins like Thraximundar or Edward Kenway for {B}{B}, and refill with Ezio, Blade of Vengeance and Coastal Piracy.
- 3
Assassinate
Get an opponent to 10 or less and hit them with Ezio, or close it out with Ramses, Assassin Lord, Etrata, the Silencer or Unstoppable Slasher.
03Deck at a Glance
Bracket 3 · Assassin Tribal · 100 cards
Composition
- Commander1
- Creatures28
- Instants & sorceries15
- Artifacts & enchantments20
- Planeswalkers0
- Lands36
- Tokens7
Mana Curve
Color Split
symbols
- White 15%
- Blue 22%
- Black 42%
- Red 15%
- Green 7%
By the Numbers
Cards by Role
04Assassin Lords and Payoffs
Make every Assassin bigger and deadlier.
Also in this role
05Killers and Finishers
Assassins that end games on their own.
Also in this role
06Evasion and Equipment
Combat damage is what turns everything on.
Also in this role
07Card Advantage and Recursion
Every hit should give you something back.
Also in this role
08Interaction
Clear blockers and answer threats.
Also in this role
09Combos and Key Interactions
Ezio Auditore da Firenze + Ramses, Assassin Lord
Ezio's trigger makes a player lose after Assassins attacked them. Ramses then wins you the game on the spot.
Unstoppable Slasher + Ezio Auditore da Firenze
When both connect, let Slasher's trigger resolve first. The player loses half their life, so Ezio's trigger often finds them at 10 or less.
Mari, the Killing Quill + Etrata, the Silencer
Mari exiles opposing creatures that die with hit counters. Those count toward the three hit counters Etrata needs to make a player lose.
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad + The Animus
The Animus exiles a legendary creature card from your graveyard with a memory counter at each end step. Altaïr makes an attacking copy of every one of them each time he attacks.
10How to Play
Opening hand
Keep hands with three lands that make at least three colors and a two- or three-mana Assassin. Ezio on turn two starts freerunning early.
Early gameturns 1-3
Cast Ezio and attack. Add cheap Assassins like Basim Ibn Ishaq, Desmond Miles or Evie Frye and fix your colors.
Mid gameturns 4-7
Connect, then freerun big Assassins for {B}{B} after combat. Land a lord like Achilles Davenport or Arno Dorian and a draw engine like Coastal Piracy.
Late gameturn 8+
Push an opponent to 10 or less and hit them with Ezio holding {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}. With Ramses, Assassin Lord out, that wins the game.
Tips
- Freerunning only works after combat damage, so attack first and cast big Assassins in your second main phase.
- Desynchronization returns every nonhistoric nonland permanent, so your legendary Assassins stay but tokens and nonlegendary cards like Coastal Piracy bounce too.
- Cover of Darkness naming Assassin gives fear to Ezio and nearly every creature in the deck.
- Etrata, the Silencer shuffles itself into your library after each hit, so expect to recast it.
Common mistakes
- Attacking with Ezio without all five colors open when an opponent is at 10 or less.
- Casting an Assassin at full cost before combat when freerunning was a hit away.
- Forgetting Unstoppable Slasher only returns if it had no counters on it.
- Overextending into a wipe without recursion like Back in Town in hand.
Watch out for
- Board wipes.
- Removal on Ezio.
- Big blockers and fliers that stop small Assassins.
- Graveyard hate against your recursion.
11Bracket and Rule 0
Our list runs no Game Changers.
This is a Bracket 3 (Upgraded) style deck with no Game Changers. Ezio's trigger with Ramses, Assassin Lord wins on the spot, and Etrata, the Silencer and Unstoppable Slasher end games fast, so mention them at Rule 0.
12Full Decklist
Every card in our Ezio Auditore da Firenze proxy deck (100 cards). Hover or tap a name to see the card.
Commander
- 1Ezio Auditore da Firenze1B
Creatures (28)
- 1Assassin InitiateB
- 1Arbaaz MirRW
- 1Basim Ibn IshaqUB
- 1Desmond Miles1B
- 1Evie Frye1U
- 1Altaïr Ibn-La'AhadRWB
- 1Jacob Frye2B
- 1Lydia Frye2U/B
- 1Mari, the Killing Quill1BB
- 1Ratonhnhaké:tonWUB
- 1Royal Assassin1BB
- 1Shao Jun1UR
- 1Unstoppable Slasher2B
- 1Achilles Davenport2UB
- 1Arno Dorian2BR
- 1Aveline de Grandpré2GG
- 1Aya of Alexandria2RW
- 1Etrata, the Silencer2UB
- 1Layla Hassan3W
- 1Massacre Girl, Known Killer2BB
- 1Olivia, Opulent Outlaw1RWB
- 1Queen Marchesa1RWB
- 1Ramses, Assassin Lord2UB
- 1Bayek of Siwa3RW
- 1Edward Kenway2UBR
- 1Ezio, Blade of Vengeance3UB
- 1Callidus Assassin4UB
- 1Thraximundar4UBR
Instants (8)
- 1Path to ExileW
- 1Swords to PlowsharesW
- 1Assassin's TrophyBG
- 1Go for the Throat1B
- 1TerminateBR
- 1Mortify1WB
- 1Chain Assassination2BB
- 1Desynchronization2UU
Sorceries (7)
- 1Farseek1G
- 1Back in TownX2B
- 1Cultivate2G
- 1Restart Sequence3B
- 1Eagle Vision4U
- 1Overpowering Attack3RR
- 1Viewpoint Synchronization4G
Artifacts (13)
- 1Sol Ring1
- 1Arcane Signet2
- 1Brotherhood Regalia2
- 1Fellwar Stone2
- 1Haystack1W
- 1Hidden Blade2
- 1Lightning Greaves2
- 1The Animus2
- 1Assassin Gauntlet2U
- 1Chromatic Lantern3
- 1Smoke Bomb3
- 1Sword of Feast and Famine3
- 1Whispersilk Cloak3
Enchantments (7)
- 1Cover of Darkness1B
- 1Black Market Connections2B
- 1Propaganda2U
- 1Rooftop Bypass1UB
- 1The Revelations of Ezio2B
- 1Bleeding Effect2WB
- 1Coastal Piracy2UU
Lands (36)
- 1Abstergo Entertainment
- 1Blood Crypt
- 1Bloodstained Mire
- 1Brotherhood Headquarters
- 1Cavern of Souls
- 1Command Tower
- 1Evolving Wilds
- 1Exotic Orchard
- 2Forest
- 1Godless Shrine
- 3Island
- 1Marsh Flats
- 2Mountain
- 1Overgrown Tomb
- 1Path of Ancestry
- 2Plains
- 1Polluted Delta
- 1Reliquary Tower
- 1Rogue's Passage
- 1Secluded Courtyard
- 6Swamp
- 1Unclaimed Territory
- 1Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1Verdant Catacombs
- 1Watery Grave
- 1Xander's Lounge
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Ezio Auditore da Firenze Assassin Tribal proxy deck
Ezio makes every hit count. Connect, freerun, and finish them at 10.
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