Auditore Ambush
Mana Cost:
Type: Sorcery
Oracle Text:
Choose one or both —
• Return target creature to its owner's hand.
• Target player searches their library and/or graveyard for a card named Ezio, Blade of Vengeance, reveals it, and puts it into their hand. If they search their library this way, they shuffle.
Power/Toughness: -/-
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Assassin's Creed
Price ( USD): $0.15
USD: $0.15 · EUR: €0.18
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Character Background
Auditore Ambush is a sleek tempo-and-value spell that plays like a hidden blade strike: at four mana, it can either buy a crucial turn by bouncing a creature or tutor up Ezio, Blade of Vengeance directly into hand, and the real strength is being able to do both in one card. In control decks, that flexibility is excellent because it answers an attacker while also advancing your win condition without spending a separate card. The Ezio search clause strongly rewards deckbuilding around redundancy and payoff density, so if your list is built to feature Ezio reliably, this becomes a near-perfect setup piece. It also pairs well with bounce-matters cards, discard outlets, or effects that let you replay Ezio for additional triggers. The Assassin’s Creed flavor fits cleanly: a surgical ambush that disrupts an enemy presence while calling in a legendary killer when needed.
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