Hemlock Vial

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Character Background

Hemlock Vial reads like a surgical tool for an Equipment-focused deck: for {1}{B} you immediately replace itself with a card and a trivial one-life cost, then later pay {B}, tap and sacrifice to blanket your equipped creatures and Equipment with deathtouch until end of turn. Thematically it fits Assassin’s Creed’s lethal, precise strikes, and mechanically it best supports tempo/value builds that lean on small, evasive creatures and cheap Equipment to punch above their weight — turning a 2/1 attacker or a buffed one-drop into a single-shot removal engine. Deckbuilding tip: run low-cost, repeatable Equipment and creatures with evasion or first strike so deathtouch converts damage into efficient trades; Hemlock Vial also pairs well with artifact recurrence or “attach” effects to reuse Equipment value. Because activation costs B and a tap, plan sequencing (draw early, wait for the right combat) and keep a black mana open; it’s a compact, flexible finisher that tilts combat math in your favor without demanding a dedicated combo.

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