---
name: "Assault Intercessor"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Astartes Warrior"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["First strike", "Menace", "Chainsword"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "104"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Steve Argyle"
oracle_id: "3ba19659-461f-482c-b882-b4fca7d5d1f8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/assault-intercessor-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Assault Intercessor
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Astartes Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** First strike, Menace, Chainsword

## Oracle Text
First strike, menace
Chainsword — Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, that player loses 2 life.

> *A foe without honour is a foe already beaten.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thunderwolf Cavalry](/printing/thunderwolf-cavalry-40k.md) — Creature — Astartes Warrior
2. [Primaris Eliminator](/printing/primaris-eliminator-40k.md) — Creature — Astartes Warrior
3. [Mai, Scornful Striker](/printing/mai-scornful-striker-ptla.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Noble Ally
4. [Stormfist Crusader](/printing/stormfist-crusader-dsc.md) — Creature — Human Knight
5. [Master of Arms](/printing/master-of-arms-wth.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Fiendslayer Paladin](/printing/fiendslayer-paladin-m14.md) — Creature — Human Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #104
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Steve Argyle
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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