Hooded Assassin
Creature — Human Assassin
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
• Destroy target creature that was dealt damage this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #20861
Hooded Assassin is a three-mana 1/1 that kills a tapped creature or creates a 1/1 Assassin token on entry — serviceable floor, low ceiling. The rate is too weak for most formats, but in dedicated Assassin tribal it earns its slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Hooded Assassin is a bulk common that sees essentially zero competitive play across Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage — the rate is simply too low when those formats demand efficiency above all else. Pauper is legal but uninterested; removal at common has better options and the Assassin tribal synergy doesn't exist there. Commander is the only realistic home, and even there Hooded Assassin is a fringe inclusion reserved for Assassin tribal builds where every creature with the subtype matters. Outside that narrow tribal context, a three-mana 1/1 with a conditional ETB is below the power floor Commander demands.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Hooded Assassin is deep bulk — you're buying it out of a commons box, not a singles order. The price reflects the demand accurately and isn't going anywhere.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.