---
name: "Merfolk Assassin"
mana_cost: "{U}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Assassin"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "DRK"
set_name: "The Dark"
collector_number: "32"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dennis Detwiller"
oracle_id: "7edd536c-c043-4189-aa57-83d22eed3103"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/merfolk-assassin-drk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Merfolk Assassin
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2

## Oracle Text
{T}: Destroy target creature with islandwalk.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Deeptread Merrow](/printing/deeptread-merrow-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Rogue
2. [Merfolk Seastalkers](/printing/merfolk-seastalkers-plst.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
3. [Merfolk Spy](/printing/merfolk-spy-m14.md) — Creature — Merfolk Rogue
4. [Rootwater Commando](/printing/rootwater-commando-10e.md) — Creature — Merfolk
5. [Rishadan Dockhand](/printing/rishadan-dockhand-pmh2.md) — Creature — Merfolk
6. [Streambed Aquitects](/printing/streambed-aquitects-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Dark (DRK) #32
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dennis Detwiller
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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