---
name: "Nightshade Assassin"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Assassin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Madness", "First strike"]
set: "C19"
set_name: "Commander 2019"
collector_number: "123"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Darren Tan"
oracle_id: "370c5e5f-709b-415b-9b65-3f224d6ef1c7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nightshade-assassin-c19"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nightshade Assassin
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Madness, First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike
When this creature enters, you may reveal X black cards in your hand. If you do, target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
Madness {1}{B} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nekrataal](/printing/nekrataal-c14.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
2. [Notorious Assassin](/printing/notorious-assassin-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper Assassin
3. [Scent of Nightshade](/printing/scent-of-nightshade-uds.md) — Instant
4. [Nightshade Seer](/printing/nightshade-seer-uds.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Razorkin Needlehead](/printing/razorkin-needlehead-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
6. [Hooded Assassin](/printing/hooded-assassin-frf.md) — Creature — Human Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2019 (C19) #123
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Darren Tan
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

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