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Assassin tribal in Commander rewards unblockable attacks and targeted removal on combat damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse Assassin singles at Vault of Cards with fast UK delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse related collections: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/murders-at-karlov-manor\"\u003eMurders At Karlov Manor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuide: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/magic-the-gathering-crossover-sets-singles-guide\"\u003eCrossover Sets Singles Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lys-alana-scarblade-lorwyn-uncommon-122-17863","title":"Lys Alana Scarblade⁣ - Lorwyn⁣ (Uncommon)⁣ [122]","description":"\u003c!-- AI-SEO START timestamp=\"2026-04-17T10:41:32.711757\" --\u003e\nLys Alana Scarblade is a 1\/1 Elf Assassin from the Lorwyn set that allows you to target a creature and give it -X\/-X until the end of turn by discarding an Elf card, where X equals the number of Elves you control. 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