---
name: "Rathi Assassin"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Mercenary Assassin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "NEM"
set_name: "Nemesis"
collector_number: "67"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dana Knutson"
oracle_id: "1ea0c775-fde0-4a21-b4c2-8bcec0e4f4f8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rathi-assassin-nem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Rathi Assassin
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Mercenary Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{1}{B}{B}, {T}: Destroy target tapped nonblack creature.
{3}, {T}: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 3 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stronghold Assassin](/printing/stronghold-assassin-c13.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Assassin
2. [Zombie Assassin](/printing/zombie-assassin-ody.md) — Creature — Zombie Assassin
3. [Rathi Fiend](/printing/rathi-fiend-nem.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror Mercenary
4. [Silent Assassin](/printing/silent-assassin-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Mercenary Assassin
5. [Cateran Kidnappers](/printing/cateran-kidnappers-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Mercenary
6. [Royal Assassin](/printing/royal-assassin-dmr.md) — Creature — Human Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Nemesis (NEM) #67
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dana Knutson
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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