Rathi Assassin

Rathi Assassin

Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Mercenary Assassin

Mana cost: {2}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Destroy target tapped nonblack creature.

activated {1}{B}{B}, {T} —

Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 3 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

activated {3}, {T} — searches a library

activated {3}, {T} —

activated {3}, {T} —

Causes: a creature dies, search permanent mercenary , put a Mercenary permanent onto the battlefield, shuffle a library.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a permanent enters the battlefield — 152 cards in the game can cause this (Rathi Assassin is one).

When a Mercenary enters thanks to Rathi Assassin:

  1. Dawn-Blessed Pennant — gains you 1 life
  2. Altar of the Brood — mills a card
  3. Amareth, the Lustrous — searches a library
  4. Rimefire Torque — puts a charge counter on itself
  5. Eye of Singularity — kills a permanent

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

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

When Rathi 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 (Rathi Assassin is one).

When Rathi 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 Rathi Assassin an extra creature type

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

a Phyrexian attacks — 495 cards in the game can cause this (Rathi Assassin is one).

  1. Vulpine Harvester — When Rathi Assassin attacks, Vulpine Harvester brings a card back

a nontoken Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 496 cards in the game can cause this (Rathi Assassin is one).

  1. Darksteel Splicer — When Rathi Assassin enters, Darksteel Splicer makes a token

a Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this (Rathi Assassin is one).

  1. Essence of Orthodoxy — When Rathi Assassin enters, Essence of Orthodoxy puts a counter on a permanent

a Zombie deals combat damage — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Rathi Assassin is one).

  1. Undead Alchemist — When Rathi Assassin deals combat damage, Undead Alchemist mills a card

a Zombie attacks — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Rathi Assassin is one).

  1. Varina, Lich Queen — When Rathi Assassin attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards

a nontoken Zombie enters the battlefield — 661 cards in the game can cause this (Rathi Assassin is one).

  1. Necroduality — When Rathi Assassin enters, Necroduality makes a token

a Zombie it boosts — 669 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Cursecloth Wrappings — Cursecloth Wrappings gives Rathi Assassin bigger stats

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

a Zombie enters the battlefield — 795 cards in the game can cause this (Rathi Assassin is one).

When Rathi Assassin enters:

  1. Noxious Ghoul — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Geralf, the Fleshwright — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wayward Servant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Champion of the Perished — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Mummy Paramount — gets +1/+1
  6. Unconventional Tactics — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Binding Mummy — taps a creature or artifact

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

Rathi 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 (Rathi Assassin is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Rathi 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 (Rathi Assassin is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Rathi Assassin:

  1. Ob Nixilis, Unshackled — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Journey to Eternity // Atzal, Cave of Eternity — brings a card back
  3. Avatar Destiny — mills a card
  4. Blood Spatter Analysis — mills a card

458 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 (Rathi Assassin is one).

When Rathi 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

145 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 (Rathi Assassin is one).

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

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

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this (Rathi Assassin is one).

  1. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — When a Mercenary enters thanks to Rathi Assassin, Chainer, Nightmare Adept grants haste

32 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 (Rathi Assassin is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When a Mercenary enters thanks to Rathi Assassin, Liliana the Repentant mills a card

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