Dakkon, Shadow Slayer

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Dakkon, Shadow Slayer
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Dakkon.png
Full Name Dakkon, Shadow Slayer
Affinities WhiteBlueBlack
Origin set Streets of New Capenna Streets of New Capenna
Cost 850 Mana Crystals
Stats (max level)
Health 129
Deck limits Creatures 5  ·  Spells 8  ·  Supports 6
Mana bonuses Icon W.png+3 · Icon U.png+4 · Icon B.png+4 · Icon R.png -2 · Icon G.png -2
Leveling cost 323,750 Mana Runes
Planeswalkers   (Infobox · Data)

Dakkon, Shadow Slayer is a white, blue and black formerly human Planeswalker, introduced after June 2022, following the release of the Streets of New Capenna set.

At release he had the sixth highest health in the game. He has good mana gains in his colors, and average deck limits with a focus on Spells: five Creatures, six Supports, and eight Spells.

Although emergent strategies are possible, Dakkon seems designed to gain large amounts of Loyalty with Blue gems (especially with conversion) and his first ability, ameliorating the high cost of the second and third and hopefully enabling them to be used more often.

It is worth noting that the first 2 levels of One's Vengeance Path bypass both HexproofHexproof and WardWard, but it is unlikely that a player would leave Dakkon unleveled to utilize this aspect. Level 4 of the ability, while losing the aforementioned bypasses, becomes much more versatile in that it can now target friendly creatures. While maintaining most of it's offensive use, this now additionally allows for:

-Friendly removal to prolong a match, allowing time to achieve objectives

-Friendly removal of permanently disabled creatures

-Friendly removal to utilize the significant conversion it creates

-Friendly removal to meet exile creature objectives

Note that the effects of the Forging the Blackblade token will not take place if there are no creatures for it to buff. Creatures Weakened until their Toughness is reduced to zero by Forging the Blackblade do not die until after combat damage is dealt.


Stats

Dakkon, Shadow Slayer - level 60
Mana bonus Deck limits Health Leveling cost
White +3 Blue +4 Black +4 Red -2 Green -2 Loyalty 0 Creatures  5 Spells  8 Supports  6 129 323,750 Mana Runes
All level details 1-60          Up-down-arrow-icon.png Click to
Level

cost

Mana bonus Deck limits Health Abilities
Icon W.png Icon U.png Icon B.png Icon R.png Icon G.png Icon L.png Creature-Icon.png Spell-Icon.png Support-Icon.png 1 2 3
1-5

3410Rune.png

+1 +1 +1 -3 -3 0 2 5 3 44 AbilityLev0.png AbilityLev0.png AbilityLev0.png
2 6 3
47
+1 +1 +2 -3 -3 0
50
6-10

11390Rune.png

AbilityLev1.png
53
2 6 4
56
AbilityLev1.png
11-15

20830Rune.png

59
+1 +2 +2 -3 -3 0
62
3 6 4
65
16-20

33590Rune.png

AbilityLev1.png
+1 +2 +2 -2 -3 0
68
AbilityLev2.png
21-25

49690Rune.png

71
3 7 4
74
+1 +2 +2 -2 -2 0
77
26-30

69070Rune.png

AbilityLev2.png
80
3 7 5
83
AbilityLev2.png
31-35

91630Rune.png

86
+1 +2 +3 -2 -2 0
89
4 7 5
36-40

117370Rune.png

AbilityLev3.png
92
+1 +3 +3 -2 -2 0
95
AbilityLev3.png
41-45

146230Rune.png

98
4 8 5
101
+3 +3 +3 -2 -2 0
105
46-50

178150Rune.png

AbilityLev3.png
109
4 8 6
113
AbilityLev4.png
51-55

226950Rune.png

117
+3 +3 +4 -2 -2 0
5 8 6
121
56-60

323750Rune.png

AbilityLev4.png
125
+3 +4 +4 -2 -2 0
129
AbilityLev4.png

Abilities

Bold text denotes changes between ability levels.

1: Bearer of the Blackblade
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 6-19 9 Surveil 2: Gain life equal to the number of White gems on the board.
AbilityLev2.png 20-35 9 Surveil 2: Gain life equal to the number of White gems on the board. Your opponent loses life equal to the number of Black gems on the board.
AbilityLev3.png 36-49 9 Surveil 3: Gain life equal to the number of White gems on the board. Your opponent loses life equal to the number of Black gems on the board. Gain Loyalty equal to the number of Blue gems on the board, up to 3.
AbilityLev4.png 50 9 Surveil 4: Gain life equal to the number of White gems on the board. Your opponent loses life equal to the number of Black gems on the board. Gain Loyalty equal to the number of Blue gems on the board.
2: One's Vengeance Path
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 10-25 16 Exile the first opposing creature.
AbilityLev2.png 26-39 16 Exile the first opposing creature. Then: Convert a gem to White. Convert a gem to Blue. Convert a gem to Black.
AbilityLev3.png 40-55 16 Exile target opposing creature. Then: Convert a gem to White. Convert a gem to Blue. Convert a gem to Black.
AbilityLev4.png 56 16 Exile target creature. Then: Convert a gem to White. Convert a gem to Blue. Convert a gem to Black. If you exiled a creature you control - Instead: Convert 3 gems to White. Convert 3 gems to Blue. Convert 3 gems to Black.
3: Forged by Greed
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 16-29 26 Create a Forging the Blackblade token.
AbilityLev2.png 30-45 26 Create a Forging the Blackblade token. That card gains the Darkness Emblem.
AbilityLev3.png 46-59 26 Destroy the top 5 cards of your library. Create a Forging the Blackblade token. That card gains the Darkness Emblem. Move the first Artifact support card from your graveyard to play under your control.
AbilityLev4.png 60 26 Destroy the top 10 cards of your library. Create a Forging the Blackblade token. That card gains the Darkness Emblem. Move the first 2 support cards from your graveyard to play under your control.

Forging the Blackblade

White, Blue, Black Support Card; 4 Shields, Token.

"At the beginning of the combat on your turn: Your first creature gets +1/+1 for each White, Blue and Black gem on the board until the end of turn. Then: If this support has the Darkness Emblem - Opposing creatures get -X/-X until end of turn. X is the greatest number among White, Blue or Black gems on the board."

If there are no friendly creatures for it to buff, the Forging the Blackblade token will not debuff enemy creatures.

Story

"The original forger of the Blackblade, Dakkon became a planeswalker, as promised by Geyadrone Dihada, after completing the creation of that powerful weapon. But his creation was used to split apart his soul from body, leaving him to planeswalk bound by the Blackblade."

Dakkon Blackblade on MtG wiki

The combination of white blue and black is called Esper after the Shard of Alara from the MtG multiverse. In Dakkon's set, SNC, this combination is the magic of the Obscura faction.

Starting Deck

Card name Type Cost Color Rarity Set
Toluz, Clever Conductor Missing card data
Queza, Augur of Agonies Missing card data
Run Out of Town Missing card data
Fake Your Death Missing card data
Kill Shot Missing card data 
Knightly Valor Supports (2) 9 White Uncommon Origins ORI 
Caves of Koilos Supports (2) 8 Colorless Common Origins ORI 
Psychic Rebuttal Supports (2) 6 Blue Common Origins ORI 
Reave Soul Spells 3 Black Common Origins ORI 
Disperse Spells 4 Blue Common Origins ORI