Dimir assassins run by Ramses
We want to be patient dealing with issues as they arise not putting a big target on our back until we can take out an enemy in a turn
Poison (7)
Alt WinCon kinda, 3 on creatures for repeatable use, 4 one shot. Not always a win but helps
Suq'Ata Assassin
Phyresis Outbreak
Phyresis
Prologue to Phyresis
Infectious Inquiry
Necrogen Communion
Vraska's Fall
Draw (we have some other incidental draw)
Prologue to Phyresis Cheap and also gives all enemies a poison counter (not as good with my local group that does 20 but handy still)
Kindred Discovery Great draw with 29 assassins in the deck for whenever they ETB or attack
Discreet Retreat ramps us by enchanting a land to tap for 2 of any color, also has card draw for outlaws (assassins and rogues so 31 cards trigger it)
Infectious Inquiry let's us to draw two and poison all opponents
Thorn of the Black Rose makes us the Monarch
Guildsworn Prowler conditional draw on dying while not blocking, pair with Deadly Dispute
Morbid Opportunist Draw a card once per turn when a creature dies. Handy draw
Recursion
Cauldron of Souls Political tool and one to keep our creatures alive, make deals to save enemy creatures to our advantage
Back in Town Bring back key Assassins for triggers or useful abilities, plus can get back out [glasspool mimic] too
Patriarch's Bidding Helps opponents too but with all but 2 of our creatures being assassins, we will be able to use it better than others unless they're tribal like us but we can take out a few of them.
Malakir Rebirth
Brings back a creature or a land if we need it
Value (Variable effects to help)
Double Down Doubles up our nonlegendary assassins and rogue when we play them making a copy of them. A lot of value and triggers
Glasspool Mimic
Copy whatever we want or need of our nonlegendary creatures, plus can be a land if we need it
Etrata, Deadly Fugitive Let's us steal our opponents stuff, might be good or bad but we can flip or cast them for 4 mana
Mari, the Killing Quill give our rogues and assassins without death touch death touch, plus some draw
Ravenloft Adventurer does a lot for a little for us
Protection
Eel Umbra Flash, +1/+1 and totem armor, great instant speed protection for creatures we want and need
Necrogen Communion Toxic 2 and returns the creature to the battlefield when they die
Keep Safe a counterspell tha cantrips but only can be used against something that targets a permanent we control
Dark Dabbling Regen 1 creature and draw a card, or later after having some instant and sorceries in your yard Regen all
Fake Your Own Death make a treasure and keep a creature around
Not Dead After All makes us a treasure and
Undying Evil Gives Undying to a creature to keep them alive. Synergizes well with
Ramp
Arcane Signet Classic ramp and fixing
Bounty Board synergizes with our other bounty counter card and ramps us, while also incentivising attacking opponents. Pairs well with Termination Facilitator who means any Planeswalker or Creature hurt dies
Charcoal Diamond ramp
Midnight Clock ramp with eventual card advantage eventually
Sky Diamond ramp
Strixhaven Stadium Ramp with an alt wincon, make people not want to attack us with plenty of flash and death touch to get 10 counters on it and win
Treasure Map
Filter with scrying until it becomes a land, gets us treasures for temp ramp and/or card draw
Wayfarer's Bauble classic ramp and fixing
Discreet Retreat ramps us by enchanting a land to tap for 2 of any color, also has card draw for outlaws (assassins and rogues so 31 cards trigger it)
Removal
Vraska's Fall Not targeted but hits each opponent for creature or planeswalker with an edict, plus poisons all opponents
Assassin's Blade Keep you safe by killing a creature coming for you and flavorful instant speed removal
Big Game Hunter Handy removal on an assassin also pairs well with Double Down making two and removing two creatures possibly
Phyrexian Tribute Removal for artifacts which isn't a thing in blue or black
Nekrataal Removal on a body, also pairs well with Double Down making two and removing two creatures possibly
Feed the Swarm one of the only ways to handle enchantments in Dimir, also can kill a creature if needed
Hagra Mauling
Solid removal spell at instant speed or land as we need
Jwari Disruption
Not a great counterspell but handy at times when they tap out and we need one, also a land to make our drops when we need it
Callidus Assassin copies a target and kills them
Cruel Sadist Removal and combos with persist well, plus combos with Lurking Deadeye or Rooftop Assassin to kill things too.
Dark Impostor Exile and steal the abilities of our targets for 6 mana
Guul Draz Assassin Solid removal to get around indestructible when leveled up
Kiku, Night's Flower has creatures deal damage to themselves
Royal Assassin Classic removal
Scarblade Elite Great easy removal
Silent Assassin 4 MANA kill a blocker (doesn't have to block us)
Silumgar Assassin Some removal of a creature and evasive
Massacre Girl With little creatures on board this is a wipe for everything but her
Raffine's Silencer Some card selection and Removal for small guys
Win cons
Vorpal Sword Grants death touch which synergizes super great and gives a good finisher for us to win by killing an opponent wit an assassin
Virtus the Veiled Half an opponents life rounded up on a hit, deals a whole lot and can setup the win for us
Vraska, Scheming Gorgon we're here for the value and power of the Ultimate for killing a player with our many death touch assassins
Strixhaven Stadium Ramp with an alt wincon, make people not want to attack us with plenty of flash and death touch to get 10 counters on it and win
Phyresis Outbreak Poison each opponent, give their creatures -1/-1 for each poison counter on them can be big, removing most blockers in the way of us going in for lethal
River's Rebuke Remove one players board to finish them out
Hooded Blightfang Helps all our Death touch creatures. They drain foes as we take out our foes with attacks, draining them for 1 each with each death toucher attacking. Swing with 4, that's 4 life each without even connecting.
Etrata, the Silencer An alternate wincon for us by knocking out an opponent. Combos really well with Mari, the Killing Quill and Ravenloft Adventurer
