---
name: "Skulking Killer"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Assassin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "VOW"
set_name: "Innistrad: Crimson Vow"
collector_number: "296"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "e711a2d6-008d-4e7b-986e-f34805165679"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skulking-killer-vow"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Skulking Killer
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/2

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -2/-2 until end of turn if that opponent controls no other creatures.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Eyeblight Assassin](/printing/eyeblight-assassin-bbd.md) — Creature — Elf Assassin
2. [Drana's Silencer](/printing/dranas-silencer-znr.md) — Creature — Vampire Rogue
3. [Hagra Sharpshooter](/printing/hagra-sharpshooter-bfz.md) — Creature — Human Assassin Ally
4. [Abyssal Hunter](/printing/abyssal-hunter-mir.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
5. [Wei Assassins](/printing/wei-assassins-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Assassin
6. [Downwind Ambusher](/printing/downwind-ambusher-blb.md) — Creature — Skunk Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #296
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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