Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
Mana cost: {2}{B}
How we read this card
Deathtouch
Whenever Shadow deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice another nonland permanent. If you do, draw two cards and each opponent loses life equal to the mana value of the sacrificed permanent.
triggered —
triggered — draws you 2 cards
triggered — makes each opponent lose life equal to the mana value of the sacrificed permanent
What a deck led by this card wants
Causes: sacrifice an artifact, sacrifice a battle, sacrifice a creature, sacrifice an enchantment, sacrifice a planeswalker, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a battle is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature dies, an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card, make a player lose life.
Cares about: nothing.
Works well with
an enchantment leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Shadow is one).
- Dual Nature — When Dual Nature leaves the battlefield thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, it exiles an enchantment
- Tombstone Stairwell — When Tombstone Stairwell leaves the battlefield thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, it kills an enchantment
- Necromancy — When Necromancy leaves the battlefield thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, it triggers
- Sporogenesis — When Sporogenesis leaves the battlefield thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, it triggers
- Diabolic Servitude — When Diabolic Servitude leaves the battlefield thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, it exiles a creature or enchantment
anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Shadow is one).
- Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Toothy, Imaginary Friend leaves the battlefield thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, it draws you cards
- Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, it exiles a Synth you control
- Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, it exiles a Nightmare
a battle is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 129 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow is one).
- Martyr's Bond — When a creature is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Martyr's Bond makes an opponent sacrifice a permanent
an Assassin creature it grants types to — 219 cards in the game can cause this.
- Reaper's Scythe — Reaper's Scythe gives Shadow, Mysterious Assassin an extra creature type
218 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 232 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow is one).
- Carth the Lion — When a planeswalker dies thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Carth the Lion searches a library
- Massacre Girl, Most Wanted — When a creature dies thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Massacre Girl, Most Wanted deals 1 damage
- Kaya's Ghostform — When a creature dies thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Kaya's Ghostform brings a card back
- Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord — When a creature dies thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord gains you 1 life
- Cruel Celebrant — When a creature dies thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Cruel Celebrant makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Rising Populace — When a creature dies thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Rising Populace puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Ajani's Last Stand — When a creature dies thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Ajani's Last Stand sacrifices itself
1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an enchantment is sacrificed — 588 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow is one).
- Narci, Fable Singer — When an enchantment is sacrificed thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Narci, Fable Singer draws you 1 card
a nontoken artifact is sacrificed — 740 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow is one).
- Bag of Devouring — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Bag of Devouring exiles it
an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow is one).
- Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
- Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake is sacrificed thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, it makes a token
- Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, it searches a library
- Moonstone Eulogist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Magnetic Snuffler — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Gleaming Geardrake — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Esoteric Duplicator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
- Biotech Specialist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
- Jaws, Relentless Predator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
- Crime Novelist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
4 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.