B/UEDHREC #6299

Achilles Davenport

Legendary Creature — Human Assassin

Freerunning {U}{B} (You may cast this spell for its freerunning cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with an Assassin or commander.) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Other Assassins you control get +1/+1.

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“Evasive Assassin lord that recasts himself and pumps the team.”

PlaystyleMidrange

DifficultyIntermediate

Wins viaCombat damage, Commander damage

ThemesTribal, Voltron, Spellslinger

Strategy

How this commander wants to play

Achilles Davenport is a flying-enabled (via menace) Assassin lord that rewards you for connecting with combat damage. The freerunning mechanic lets you cast him for cheaper once you've dealt damage, which snowballs into a evasive threat engine. Your deck wants to load up on other Assassins—creatures with evasion, card draw, or disruptive abilities—then use menace and Dimir's suite of tricks to slip through defenses and trigger freerunning repeatedly.

The core gameplan is tempo-oriented: generate early threats with cheap Assassins, use removal and bounce to clear blockers, then pivot into a critical mass where Achilles becomes a repeatable cost reducer and lord. Once Assassins are coming down cheaper and getting +1/+1 boosts, you win through combat damage and chip damage from evasive creatures. The deck has a strong grindy, interactive flavor—you're controlling the board while your creatures hit for free.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.

Key Synergies

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Budget Build

Same gameplan, less money

Skip pricey Assassins like Yuriko; lean on common evasive creatures and MTG Arena staples like Invisible Stalker, Ornithopter, or budget Black removal like Fatal Push and Doom Blade instead of Thoughtseize.