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Etrata, Deadly Fugitive

Legendary Creature — Vampire Assassin · {1}{U}{B} · Black/Blue commander

Deathtouch Face-down creatures you control have "{2}{U}{B}: Turn this creature face up. If you can't, exile it, then you may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost." Whenever an Assassin you control deals combat damage to an opponent, cloak the top card of that player's library.

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What Etrata, Deadly Fugitive actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Activated abilityFace-down creatures you control have "{2}{U}{B}: Turn this creature face up. If you can't, exile it, then you may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost."
• Triggered ability · deals_damageWhenever an Assassin you control deals combat damage to an opponent, cloak the top card of that player's library.
• Keyword · cloakcloak
• Keyword · deathtouchdeathtouch

What an Etrata, Deadly Fugitive deck wants

The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.

• 32× Mana value at or above the floor — for a cascade commander a cheap card is a DEFECT, not a bargain
• 6× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
• 16× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 26× A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 7× Refill your hand

Best cards for Etrata, Deadly Fugitive

Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.

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