Jacob Frye

Jacob Frye is a sneaky aggressor that rewards you for connecting with Assassins in combat. Your core gameplan is to build a deck full of evasive Assassins and cards with the freerunning mechanic, then swing in to trigger Jacob's ability—exiling cards from your graveyard to make copies you can cast for free. This creates a recursive value engine where each combat phase nets you extra resources and board presence. You're not looking for one massive turn; instead, you're grinding out incremental advantage while your Assassins chip away at life totals.

The deck wants to be fast enough to pressure opponents early while filling your graveyard with targets for Jacob's trigger. Cheap Assassins, self-mill effects, and discard outlets all work toward this goal. Think of it as a tempo-midrange strategy—you're trading off some raw power for card advantage and evasion. With the Partner mechanic, you can also tutor up Evie Frye from your library to complement Jacob's gameplan with additional value or synergies.

You'll win through a combination of commander damage and go-wide Assassin pressure, often closing out games by generating so much value that opponents can't keep up. The deck shines in multiplayer because you can pick and choose which player to attack each turn, keeping threats distributed and maximizing your triggers.

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