---
name: "Merciless Harlequin"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Assassin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Freerunning"]
set: "ACR"
set_name: "Assassin's Creed"
collector_number: "287"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Lixin Yin"
oracle_id: "10e0ccdf-9a31-402a-9fbf-f501ce63fa52"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/merciless-harlequin-acr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Merciless Harlequin
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Freerunning

## Oracle Text
Freerunning {1}{B} (You may cast this spell for its freerunning cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with an Assassin or commander.)
When this creature enters, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Brotherhood Ambushers](/printing/brotherhood-ambushers-acr.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
2. [Achilles Davenport](/printing/achilles-davenport-acr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
3. [Chain Assassination](/printing/chain-assassination-acr.md) — Instant
4. [Ezio Auditore da Firenze](/printing/ezio-auditore-da-firenze-acr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
5. [Assassin Initiate](/printing/assassin-initiate-acr.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
6. [Hooded Assassin](/printing/hooded-assassin-frf.md) — Creature — Human Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Assassin's Creed (ACR) #287
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Lixin Yin
- **Total Printings:** 5 across all historical editions

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