Stronghold Assassin

Stronghold Assassin

Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Assassin

Mana cost: {1}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Destroy target nonblack creature.

activated {T}, Sacrifice a creature —

activated {T}, Sacrifice a creature —

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Stronghold Assassin is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Stronghold Assassin, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Stronghold Assassin, it exiles a Nightmare

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

When Stronghold 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 (Stronghold Assassin is one).

When Stronghold 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 Stronghold 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 (Stronghold Assassin is one).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  1. Cursecloth Wrappings — Cursecloth Wrappings gives Stronghold 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 (Stronghold Assassin is one).

When Stronghold 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 Zombie creature it grants abilities to — 797 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Ghoulflesh — Ghoulflesh gives Stronghold Assassin an extra ability

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

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Stronghold Assassin is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Stronghold Assassin:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Stronghold Assassin is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Stronghold Assassin:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

19 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 (Stronghold Assassin is one).

Stronghold Assassin puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Havengul Lich — can bring back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — can bring back
  3. Paleoloth — can bring back
  4. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring back
  5. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring back
  6. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring back
  7. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring back
  8. Necromantic Thirst — can bring back
  9. Krile Baldesion — can bring back
  10. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — 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 (Stronghold Assassin is one).

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — When you sacrifice a creature to Stronghold Assassin, Zahur, Glory's Past makes a token
  2. Vraska, the Silencer — When a creature dies thanks to Stronghold Assassin, Vraska, the Silencer brings a card back
  3. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — When you sacrifice a creature to Stronghold Assassin, Liesa, Forgotten Archangel brings a card back
  4. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — When you sacrifice a creature to Stronghold Assassin, Avacyn, Angel of Horror brings a card back
  5. Yedora, Grave Gardener — When you sacrifice a creature to Stronghold Assassin, Yedora, Grave Gardener brings a card back
  6. Nim Deathmantle — When you sacrifice a creature to Stronghold Assassin, Nim Deathmantle brings a card back
  7. Valkyrie's Call — When you sacrifice a creature to Stronghold Assassin, Valkyrie's Call brings a card back
  8. Decaying Soil — When you sacrifice a creature to Stronghold Assassin, Decaying Soil brings a card back
  9. High-Society Hunter — When you sacrifice a creature to Stronghold Assassin, High-Society Hunter draws you 1 card
  10. Overseer of the Damned — When a creature dies thanks to Stronghold Assassin, Overseer of the Damned makes a token

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 (Stronghold Assassin is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Stronghold Assassin:

  1. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — gains you 1 life
  3. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Stronghold Assassin is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When you sacrifice a creature to Stronghold Assassin, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Stronghold Assassin is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Stronghold Assassin, it exiles itself

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

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Stronghold Assassin is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Stronghold Assassin fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs

443 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 (Stronghold Assassin is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Stronghold 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.