---
name: "Silent Assassin"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Mercenary Assassin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "160"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "rk post"
oracle_id: "05b07f1f-42e1-41fb-8858-5e4a311c4ed9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/silent-assassin-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Silent Assassin
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Mercenary Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1

## Oracle Text
{3}{B}: Destroy target blocking creature at end of combat.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [King's Assassin](/printing/kings-assassin-por.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
2. [Royal Assassin](/printing/royal-assassin-dmr.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
3. [Notorious Assassin](/printing/notorious-assassin-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper Assassin
4. [Abyssal Hunter](/printing/abyssal-hunter-mir.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
5. [Wei Assassins](/printing/wei-assassins-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Assassin
6. [Stronghold Assassin](/printing/stronghold-assassin-c13.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #160
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** rk post
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`