---
name: "Nirkana Assassin"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Assassin Ally"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "J22"
set_name: "Jumpstart 2022"
collector_number: "449"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Viktor Titov"
oracle_id: "efb64da9-1ca7-4686-a427-e0d67101030c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nirkana-assassin-j22"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nirkana Assassin
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Assassin Ally
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

## Oracle Text
Whenever you gain life, this creature gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

> *Meuchler aus Nirkana verwenden ein Gebräu aus Basiliskenmark, Pflanzensaft der Todesweide und Extrakten dutzender anderer Giftpflanzen, gegen das es kein Heilmittel gibt.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Poison-Blade Mentor](/printing/poison-blade-mentor-acr.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
2. [Virulent Emissary](/printing/virulent-emissary-ecl.md) — Creature — Elf Assassin
3. [Knight of the Ebon Legion](/printing/knight-of-the-ebon-legion-m20.md) — Creature — Vampire Knight
4. [Vampire of the Dire Moon](/printing/vampire-of-the-dire-moon-plst.md) — Creature — Vampire
5. [Crossway Troublemakers](/printing/crossway-troublemakers-fdn.md) — Creature — Vampire
6. [Bloodthirsty Conqueror](/printing/bloodthirsty-conqueror-fdn.md) — Creature — Vampire Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #449
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Viktor Titov
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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