Hidden Blade
Mana Cost:
Type: Artifact — Equipment
Oracle Text:
Flash
When this Equipment enters, attach it to target creature you control. If that creature is an Assassin, it gains deathtouch until end of turn.
Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has first strike.
Equip {2}
Power/Toughness: -/-
Rarity: uncommon
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Assassin's Creed
Public Decks Using This Card
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Character Background
Hidden Blade reads like a stealth tool and a tempo engine: Flash plus “attach on entry” lets you ambush attackers or answer a threat at instant speed, and if you build around Assassins it doubles as surprise removal because the entering trigger grants deathtouch that turn. In practice this card best supports a tempo/aggro plan that wants efficient, disruptive combat wins—drop a cheap Assassin or wait until your blocker can be traded up, then flash in Hidden Blade to turn a favorable block or lethal attack. Deckbuilding tip: include low-cost Assassin creatures and at least a couple of blink/flicker effects or creature reanimation so you can repeatedly retrigger the attach + deathtouch interaction; it also pairs well with creatures that have “when this deals damage” triggers to squeeze extra value from surprise kills. Because it gives first strike and +1/+0 and has a modest Equip 2, it’s also a solid inclusion in equipment- and artifact-tempo shells that prize flexible, reactive removal and incremental combat advantage.
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