---
name: "Virtus the Veiled"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Azra Assassin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Partner with", "Partner", "Deathtouch"]
set: "BBD"
set_name: "Battlebond"
collector_number: "7"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Johann Bodin"
oracle_id: "6da4f16c-f187-479e-b19b-78a137b1abe5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/virtus-the-veiled-bbd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Virtus the Veiled
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Azra Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Partner with, Partner, Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
Partner with Gorm the Great (When this creature enters, target player may put Gorm into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Deathtouch
Whenever Virtus deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gorm the Great](/printing/gorm-the-great-bbd.md) — Legendary Creature — Giant Warrior
2. [Soulblade Corrupter](/printing/soulblade-corrupter-bbd.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
3. [Nirkana Assassin](/printing/nirkana-assassin-bfz.md) — Creature — Vampire Assassin Ally
4. [Virulent Emissary](/printing/virulent-emissary-ecl.md) — Creature — Elf Assassin
5. [Poison-Blade Mentor](/printing/poison-blade-mentor-acr.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
6. [Ezio, Blade of Vengeance](/printing/ezio-blade-of-vengeance-acr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Battlebond (BBD) #7
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Johann Bodin
- **Total Printings:** 5 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`