Hooded Assassin

Hooded Assassin

Creature — Human Assassin

Mana cost: {2}{B}

How we read this card

When this creature enters, choose one —

triggered —

Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

triggered — puts a counter on it

Destroy target creature that was dealt damage this turn.

triggered —

Causes: you face a dilemma, put a counter on anything, a creature dies.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

an Assassin deals combat damage — 212 cards in the game can cause this (Hooded Assassin is one).

When Hooded Assassin deals combat damage:

  1. Layla Hassan — brings a card back
  2. Ezio, Blade of Vengeance — draws you 1 card
  3. Etrata, Deadly Fugitive — triggers
  4. Jacob Frye — exiles a card from your graveyard

an Assassin attacks — 212 cards in the game can cause this (Hooded Assassin is one).

When Hooded Assassin attacks:

  1. The Revelations of Ezio — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Origin of the Hidden Ones — makes a token

an Assassin creature it grants types to — 219 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Reaper's Scythe — Reaper's Scythe gives Hooded Assassin an extra creature type

218 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human gets a counter — 326 cards in the game can cause this (Hooded Assassin is one).

  1. Cloaked Cadet — When Hooded Assassin gets a counter, Cloaked Cadet draws you 1 card

you face a dilemma — 739 cards in the game can cause this (Hooded Assassin is one).

When Hooded Assassin poses a dilemma:

  1. Seven of Nine — draws you 1 card
  2. Elim Garak, Simple Tailor — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  3. Obsidian Order Operative — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Hooded Assassin is one).

When Hooded Assassin gets a counter:

  1. Hollowmurk Siege — draws you 1 card
  2. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — makes a token
  3. Earth Kingdom General — gains you that much life
  4. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — deals that much damage
  5. Generous Patron — draws you 1 card
  6. Shalai and Hallar — deals that much damage
  7. Danny Pink — draws you 1 card
  8. Enduring Scalelord — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Bold Plagiarist — puts counters on a permanent
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — draws you 1 card

33 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Hooded Assassin is one).

Hooded Assassin puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — can bring back
  2. The Deck of Many Things — can bring back
  3. Afterlife from the Loam — can bring back
  4. Crypt Champion — can bring back
  5. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — can bring back
  6. Push // Pull — can bring back
  7. Vivien on the Hunt — can bring back
  8. Virtus's Maneuver — can bring back
  9. Dredger's Insight — can bring back
  10. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — can bring back

799 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Hooded Assassin is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Hooded Assassin:

  1. Vraska, the Silencer — brings a card back
  2. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  3. Overseer of the Damned — makes a token
  4. Shelob, Dread Weaver — hits a graveyard
  5. Ghoulish Procession — makes a token
  6. Ogre Slumlord — makes a token
  7. Minotaur, Roxxon CEO — makes a token
  8. Harvester of Souls — draws you 1 card
  9. Magus of the Bridge — exiles itself
  10. Koh, the Face Stealer — exiles it

60 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Hooded Assassin is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Hooded Assassin:

  1. Journey to Eternity // Atzal, Cave of Eternity — brings a card back
  2. Avatar Destiny — mills a card
  3. Blood Spatter Analysis — mills a card

459 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Hooded Assassin is one).

When Hooded Assassin attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards

147 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Hooded Assassin is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Hooded Assassin attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

220 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Hooded Assassin is one).

When Hooded Assassin enters:

  1. Fathom Mage — puts a counter on itself
  2. Liliana the Repentant — mills a card

450 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.