---
name: "Stronghold Assassin"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Assassin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "STH"
set_name: "Stronghold"
collector_number: "71"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Matthew D. Wilson"
oracle_id: "35826db0-b6ff-47b5-be16-c5b878d9e842"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/stronghold-assassin-sth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Stronghold Assassin
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1

## Oracle Text
{T}, Sacrifice a creature: Destroy target nonblack creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Zombie Assassin](/printing/zombie-assassin-ody.md) — Creature — Zombie Assassin
2. [Rathi Assassin](/printing/rathi-assassin-nem.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Mercenary Assassin
3. [Notorious Assassin](/printing/notorious-assassin-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper Assassin
4. [Unliving Psychopath](/printing/unliving-psychopath-dis.md) — Creature — Zombie Assassin
5. [Attrition](/printing/attrition-mp2.md) — Enchantment
6. [Tsabo's Assassin](/printing/tsabos-assassin-inv.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Stronghold (STH) #71
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Matthew D. Wilson
- **Total Printings:** 26 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: `legal`