---
name: "Midnight Assassin"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Assassin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Deathtouch", "Flying"]
set: "SNC"
set_name: "Streets of New Capenna"
collector_number: "87"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Christina Davis"
oracle_id: "f394d2bf-89aa-44c1-b473-8c7a8874a9a3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/midnight-assassin-snc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Midnight Assassin
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Deathtouch, Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

> *The broad avenues and graceful spires of Park Heights are the playground of the affluent. After nightfall, they also make a fine hunting ground.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [A-Midnight Assassin](/printing/a-midnight-assassin-snc.md) — Creature — Vampire Assassin
2. [Vampire Nighthawk](/printing/vampire-nighthawk-fdn.md) — Creature — Vampire Shaman
3. [Rooftop Assassin](/printing/rooftop-assassin-otj.md) — Creature — Vampire Assassin
4. [Vampire Champion](/printing/vampire-champion-plst.md) — Creature — Vampire Soldier
5. [Fetid Imp](/printing/fetid-imp-m21.md) — Creature — Imp
6. [Poison-Blade Mentor](/printing/poison-blade-mentor-acr.md) — Creature — Human Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #87
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Christina Davis
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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