---
name: "Armed Assailant"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Villain"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Deathtouch"]
set: "MSC"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes Commander"
collector_number: "647"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Thacker"
oracle_id: "53d7722a-b60b-4520-abce-f31b1e6bba00"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/armed-assailant-msc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Armed Assailant
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Villain
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
Deathtouch
As long as this creature is equipped, it gets +2/+0 and has menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

> *"No matter where you flee, I shall find you and destroy you!"
—Melter, Bruno Horgan*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Poison-Blade Mentor](/printing/poison-blade-mentor-acr.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
2. [Armory Veteran](/printing/armory-veteran-afr.md) — Creature — Orc Warrior
3. [Item Shopkeep](/printing/item-shopkeep-fin.md) — Creature — Human Citizen
4. [Thrill-Kill Assassin](/printing/thrill-kill-assassin-ima.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
5. [Cackling Slasher](/printing/cackling-slasher-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
6. [Glamorous Grapplers](/printing/glamorous-grapplers-msc.md) — Creature — Human Performer Villain

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #647
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Thacker
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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