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Achilles Davenport
Legendary Creature — Human Assassin · 2UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Achilles Davenport is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
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.
Reference price of the card: €2.33
Average lands in decks for Achilles Davenport: 35
AssassinsFreerunningAggroComboDeathtouchHistoricHumansMidrange
Build your Achilles Davenport deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Achilles Davenport 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Achilles Davenport deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C (52/100)
- Consistency76
- Speed57
- Interaction56
- Resilience82
- Closing19
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (21 nonbasic, 5 Island, 9 Swamp)
Assassin Initiate · Hookblade Veteran · Brotherhood Spy · Ezio, Blade of Vengeance · Restart Sequence · Rooftop Bypass · Eagle Vision · Desmond Miles · Poison-Blade Mentor · Sol Ring · Lydia Frye · Chain Assassination · Ramses, Assassin Lord · Royal Assassin · Evie Frye · Jacob Frye · Brotherhood Ambushers · Arcane Signet · Basim Ibn Ishaq · Merciless Harlequin · The Revelations of Ezio · Etrata, the Silencer · Hired Poisoner · Murder · Mari, the Killing Quill · Hidden Blade · Counterspell · Cover of Darkness · Auditore Ambush · Hired Blade · Assassin Gauntlet · Brotherhood Patriarch · Dimir Signet · Go for the Throat · Tranquilize · Unstoppable Slasher · Escape Detection · Aven Heartstabber · Smoke Bomb · Coastal Piracy · Brotherhood Regalia · Negate · Double Down · Callidus Assassin · Petty Larceny · Midnight Assassin · Adrestia · Assassin Den · Propaganda · Back in Town · Loyal Inventor · Towering Viewpoint · Agate-Blade Assassin · Big Game Hunter · Swiftfoot Boots · Patchwork Banner · Brainstorm · Opt · Crippling Fear · Roshan, Hidden Magister · Adéwalé, Breaker of Chains · Dark Impostor · Massacre Girl, Known Killer · Dark Ritual · Command Tower · Brotherhood Headquarters · Rogue's Passage · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Reliquary Tower · Path of Ancestry · Choked Estuary · Darkwater Catacombs · Submerged Boneyard · Tainted Isle · Shipwreck Marsh · Dimir Aqueduct · Temple of Deceit · Exotic Orchard · Dismal Backwater · Watery Grave · Bojuka Bog · Polluted Delta · Evolving Wilds · Morphic Pool
🃏 Recommended cards for Achilles Davenport
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Achilles Davenport, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Brotherhood Spy | 84% | +83% |
| Hookblade Veteran | 84% | +82% |
| Assassin Initiate | 84% | +82% |
| Ezio, Blade of Vengeance | 82% | +81% |
| Restart Sequence | 79% | +77% |
| Rooftop Bypass | 78% | +76% |
| Poison-Blade Mentor | 75% | +75% |
| Eagle Vision | 76% | +74% |
| Desmond Miles | 75% | +74% |
| Chain Assassination | 73% | +72% |
| Lydia Frye | 73% | +72% |
| Royal Assassin | 72% | +70% |
| Ramses, Assassin Lord | 72% | +70% |
| Jacob Frye | 70% | +69% |
| Evie Frye | 70% | +69% |
| Brotherhood Ambushers | 68% | +68% |
| Basim Ibn Ishaq | 66% | +65% |
| Merciless Harlequin | 64% | +64% |
| Brotherhood Headquarters | 63% | +62% |
| The Revelations of Ezio | 61% | +60% |
| Hired Poisoner | 60% | +59% |
| Etrata, the Silencer | 60% | +58% |
| Hidden Blade | 57% | +57% |
| Mari, the Killing Quill | 57% | +55% |
💰 The best cards for your Achilles Davenport deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Brotherhood Spy
- Hookblade Veteran
- Assassin Initiate
- Restart Sequence
- Poison-Blade Mentor
- Eagle Vision
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ezio, Blade of Vengeance
- Rooftop Bypass
- Ramses, Assassin Lord
- Basim Ibn Ishaq
- Mari, the Killing Quill
- Cover of Darkness
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sword of Feast and Famine
- Chronicle of Victory
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Achilles Davenport
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Karn, the Great Creator + Mycosynth Lattice → Activated abilities of permanents your opponents control can't be activated, Activated abilities can't be activated, Lock, Mass Land Denial
- Ioreth of the Healing House + Vizier of Tumbling Sands → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
- Ioreth of the Healing House + Kelpie Guide → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Achilles Davenport's color identity?
Achilles Davenport is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Achilles Davenport come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Achilles Davenport deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 37 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: C (52/100).
How many lands should a Achilles Davenport deck run?
Real Achilles Davenport decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Achilles Davenport?
The three highest-synergy cards are Brotherhood Spy, Hookblade Veteran, Assassin Initiate. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Achilles Davenport decks.
What combos does Achilles Davenport have?
Achilles Davenport has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Achilles Davenport deck cost?
You can start cheap: Brotherhood Spy, Hookblade Veteran, Assassin Initiate are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.