---
name: "Alley Assailant"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Rogue"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Disguise"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "76"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Warren Mahy"
oracle_id: "57eba48e-87bd-4b54-8635-7348020f2ba4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/alley-assailant-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Alley Assailant
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Disguise

## Oracle Text
This creature enters tapped.
Disguise {4}{B}{B} (You may cast this card face down for {3} as a 2/2 creature with ward {2}. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, target opponent loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nightdrinker Moroii](/printing/nightdrinker-moroii-mkm.md) — Creature — Vampire
2. [Offender at Large](/printing/offender-at-large-mkm.md) — Creature — Giant Rogue
3. [Sanguine Savior](/printing/sanguine-savior-mkm.md) — Creature — Vampire Cleric
4. [Rakish Scoundrel](/printing/rakish-scoundrel-mkm.md) — Creature — Elf Rogue
5. [Pyrotechnic Performer](/printing/pyrotechnic-performer-mkm.md) — Creature — Lizard Assassin
6. [Shady Informant](/printing/shady-informant-mkm.md) — Creature — Ogre Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #76
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Warren Mahy
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`