Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin
Vigilance, menace Winter Soldier gets +2/+0 for each Equipment attached to him. {3}{W}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on him. Then you may attach an Equipment you control to him. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)
How Winter Soldier decks play in EDH
Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin is a Orzhov commander in white and black costing WB, and its legendary creature - human assassin villain line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. It wants to be suited up, so cheap protection and equipment that grants evasion take priority over expensive gear. The cards below are the ones Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $35.15Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (6)
Removal (1)
Creatures (3)
Synergy & payoffs (10)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin deck?
Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin has a Orzhov colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin?
The cards played most often in Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin decks include Kíli the Resourceful, Lich's Relic, Sting, Bilbo's Sword. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $35.15 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.