---
name: "Mari, the Killing Quill"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Vampire Assassin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Treasure"]
set: "NCC"
set_name: "New Capenna Commander"
collector_number: "89"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Rob Rey"
oracle_id: "5f1fdc23-9af0-41a1-aeba-7288f9642734"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mari-the-killing-quill-ncc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Mari, the Killing Quill
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Vampire Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Treasure

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, exile it with a hit counter on it.
Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues you control have deathtouch and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may remove a hit counter from a card that player owns in exile. If you do, draw a card and create two Treasure tokens."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shadow, Mysterious Assassin](/printing/shadow-mysterious-assassin-fic.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
2. [Ravenloft Adventurer](/printing/ravenloft-adventurer-clb.md) — Creature — Human Rogue Assassin
3. [Ezio, Blade of Vengeance](/printing/ezio-blade-of-vengeance-acr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
4. [Massacre Girl, Known Killer](/printing/massacre-girl-known-killer-pmkm.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
5. [Twinblade Assassins](/printing/twinblade-assassins-m21.md) — Creature — Elf Assassin
6. [Vraska, the Silencer](/printing/vraska-the-silencer-potj.md) — Legendary Creature — Gorgon Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Capenna Commander (NCC) #89
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Rob Rey
- **Total Printings:** 22 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`