Legendary Creature — Gorgon Assassin

Vraska, the Silencer

Mana value3EDHREC#5,537

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The Commander

Deathtouch

Whenever a nontoken creature an opponent controls dies, you may pay {1} . If you do, return that card to the battlefield tapped under your control. It's a Treasure artifact with " {T} , Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color," and it loses all other card types.

Guide

Gameplan

Vraska, the Silencer turns your opponents' dying creatures into a steady stream of Treasure-mana while you grind them out with removal and sacrifice value. Deploy her early, then weaponize board wipes, edicts, and spot removal to kill opposing creatures and pay {1} to steal them as Treasures—accelerating your own threats while shrinking enemy boards. You win by out-resourcing the table and converting that mana advantage into big finishers or a combo kill.

Strengths

Punishes opponents for losing creatures, converting their deaths into ramp for you
Cheap three-mana commander with deathtouch that trades up and dissuades attacks
Synergizes with any removal-heavy or board-wipe strategy you already play in BG
Treasures fuel ramp, fixing, and sacrifice/artifact payoffs simultaneously

Weaknesses

Does nothing against token strategies since only nontoken creatures convert
Requires you to spend mana ( per creature) to capitalize, which competes with your turn
Treasures are fragile and easily blown up by artifact removal before you cash them in
No inherent way to close the game—she enables value, not a finish, so the deck can stall

Key Cards

Damnation — Wraths the board and lets you pay repeatedly to convert every opposing nontoken creature into Treasures.
Grave Pact — Forces opponents to sacrifice creatures whenever yours die, triggering Vraska over and over.
Dictate of Erebos — A second sacrifice engine that keeps killing opponents' nontoken creatures for Treasure conversion.
Toxic Deluge — Scalable board wipe that kills indestructible creatures so they can be converted to Treasure.
Mayhem Devil — Each Treasure you sac or creature death pings, turning Vraska's value into direct damage.
Revel in Riches — Treasure payoff that can outright win the game as Vraska floods you with Treasures.

Upgrade Path

Add more recurring removal and sacrifice engines (Grave Pact, Dictate of Erebos, Fleshbag Marauder effects) so opponents constantly lose nontoken creatures for you to convert. Tighten the mana with fast rocks and Treasure payoffs like Revel in Riches, Mayhem Devil, and Pitiless Plunderer. For higher power, lean into a compact combo finish (e.g., a Blood Artist plus sacrifice loop) so all that Treasure mana translates into a guaranteed kill rather than just card advantage.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Grind the board with repeated wraths and edicts, then close with a large evasive threat
▸Combo or storm off using Treasure mana from converted creatures
▸Aristocrats drain via Blood Artist effects and Mayhem Devil triggers
▸Revel in Riches alt-win or a big X-spell/finisher powered by Treasures

Archetypes

Aristocrats — Sacrifice outlets and edicts kill opponents' creatures, repeatedly converting them into Treasures via Vraska.
Control — Removal and board wipes both stabilize and generate ramp, letting you grind the table to dust.
Reanimator/Sacrifice value — Stolen creatures and Treasure mana fuel big plays while you trade resources favorably.
Treasure/Artifacts — Vraska is a Treasure engine that pairs with artifact payoffs and Treasure-matters cards.