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Etrata, the Silencer

Etrata, the Silencer

Legendary Creature — Vampire Assassin

Etrata wants a deck that wins on the spot by putting a few key cards together. It also works in a deck built around Assassins or Vampires.

  • Mana cost2 genericblueblack
  • Blue, Black ()
  • Power / toughness3 / 5
  • RarityRare

Etrata can't be blocked.

Whenever Etrata deals combat damage to a player, exile target creature that player controls and put a hit counter on that card. That player loses the game if they own three or more exiled cards with hit counters on them. Etrata's owner shuffles Etrata into their library.

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Archetypes

Cards That Fit Etrata, the Silencer

Picked for what they do in Etrata's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Etrata's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Etrata, the Silencer

explain how Etrata works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 5 Oct 2018

Etrata's owner shuffles it into their library as the triggered ability resolves, regardless of how many cards are in exile or whether the player loses the game.

Wizards of the Coast 5 Oct 2018

If Etrata leaves the battlefield while its triggered ability is on the stack, it remains in its new zone and Etrata's owner shuffles their library.

Wizards of the Coast 5 Oct 2018

If Etrata's ability exiles a token creature, it won't count to determine whether three cards are exiled with hit counters.

Wizards of the Coast 5 Oct 2018

If the player controls no creatures, Etrata's ability doesn't resolve. Etrata remains on the battlefield and its owner doesn't shuffle their library. The same is true if the target creature is an illegal target when Etrata's ability tries to resolve.

Wizards of the Coast 5 Oct 2018

In a Commander game, if Etrata is your commander, you may put it into the command zone as its ability resolves. You'll still shuffle your library.

5 rulings, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

Similar Commanders

Commanders that share the most with Etrata, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryUBPlayers write colors as letters: U for blue, B for black. Blue is U because B was already taken by black.ComboCombo decks hunt for a few specific cards that win the game on the spot once they are all together. Many repeat an action over and over without end, which players call an infinite combo; the rest of the deck searches for the pieces and protects them.Open the Combo pageAlt-Win ConditionWins the game outright when its condition is met, instead of reducing opponents to zero life. It is worth building more than one way to win, because a deck resting on a single alternate win condition folds to one well-timed answer. Thassa's Oracle, Laboratory ManiacOpen the Alt-Win Condition pageSaboteurTriggers when a creature deals combat damage to a player, so the reward comes from connecting rather than from the damage itself. Evasion makes these far more reliable. Ragavan, Nimble PilfererOpen the Saboteur pageGame ChangerCards that warp the game disproportionately around themselves, requiring immediate answers.What the brackets meanEvasionAn ability that makes a creature hard to block, so its attacks reach the player. Flying, menace, landwalk and plain 'can't be blocked' are the common kinds.Open the Evasion pageTarget RemovalRemoves a single chosen permanent by destroying it, exiling it or returning it to its owner's hand, however big it is. It is the precise answer to one problem, as opposed to a board wipe that hits everything. Damage and -X/-X can miss a big creature, so they are Damage Removal and -X/-X Removal instead. Swords to Plowshares, Beast WithinOpen the Target Removal page