---
name: "Virulent Emissary"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Elf Assassin"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Deathtouch"]
set: "ECL"
set_name: "Lorwyn Eclipsed"
collector_number: "202"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tiffany Turrill"
oracle_id: "3d4bec90-7bbc-4385-a2b8-303c7a8d0a0f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/virulent-emissary-ecl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Virulent Emissary
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
Deathtouch
Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.

> *"I could use a knife, but I'd miss that tremble under my fingers as the poison takes hold."*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL) #202
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tiffany Turrill
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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