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Virulent Emissary
Oracle Text
Deathtouch
Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Virulent Emissary is a tidy little green utility creature that fits best in value-oriented aggro or token decks, where every body you add turns into a small life buffer while the Emissary itself threatens anything in combat thanks to deathtouch. At just one mana, it helps stabilize early boards against larger attackers, and in grindier games it rewards you for simply continuing to develop your battlefield. Thematically, the Elf Assassin feels like a quiet infiltrator from Lorwyn’s darker edge, less a front-line warrior than a poisonous courier that turns every new ally into a sign of encroaching menace. In deckbuilding, pair it with creature-heavy strategies that make multiple tokens or blink creatures repeatedly, since each new entry gains life and keeps your life total out of burn range. It also plays well with anthem effects, since a cheap deathtouch body becomes an awkward trade for opponents.
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Character Background
Virulent Emissary is a tidy little green utility creature that fits best in value-oriented aggro or token decks, where every body you add turns into a small life buffer while the Emissary itself threatens anything in combat thanks to deathtouch. At just one mana, it helps stabilize early boards against larger attackers, and in grindier games it rewards you for simply continuing to develop your battlefield. Thematically, the Elf Assassin feels like a quiet infiltrator from Lorwyn’s darker edge, less a front-line warrior than a poisonous courier that turns every new ally into a sign of encroaching menace. In deckbuilding, pair it with creature-heavy strategies that make multiple tokens or blink creatures repeatedly, since each new entry gains life and keeps your life total out of burn range. It also plays well with anthem effects, since a cheap deathtouch body becomes an awkward trade for opponents.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 16:10:46 UTC