Deranged Assistant
Commander Masters 87 • common
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Collector number
- 87
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Nils Hamm
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
tap, Mill a card: Add colorless mana. (Activate only as an instant. To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)
"Garl, adjust the slurry dispensers. Garl, fetch more corpses. Garl, quit crying and give me your brain tissue. If he doesn't stop being so rude, I'm quitting."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Deranged Assistant was originally introduced in the Innistrad set in 2011, embodying the gothic horror themes that defined that plane. The card serves as a utility creature, allowing players to mill cards into their graveyard to accelerate their mana production. This mechanical identity positions it as a staple in graveyard-focused decks, where the act of discarding is often viewed as a resource rather than a penalty.
This version, featuring illustration by Nils Hamm, was reprinted for Commander Masters in 2023. Hamm is celebrated for his painterly, atmospheric style, and his depiction of the Assistant captures the frantic, unsettling energy of a researcher losing their grip on reality. The card is widely appreciated by the community for its efficient design and the evocative storytelling embedded in its simple, functional abilities.
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