Legends:A Knife in the Dark

Drive off a group of assassins. Act: 3 Opponent Name: Assassins Opponent Class: Archer Lanes: Field/Shadow Starting Health: 30 Previous Quest: Reive's Wrath Next Quest: The Siege of the Imperial City Reward: 100 Soul Gems, Leaflurker, Rapid Shot

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  Swims: Look, the emperor's guards...

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  Swims: ...someone's killed them!

Chapter 18: A Knife in the Dark

A Knife in the Dark is the fourth battle of Act III.

Dialogue

Pre-match:

Swims-at-Night: "Look, the emperor's guards..."

Swims-at-Night: "...someone's killed them!"

Post-match:

Healer: "Thank the Divines. The emperor will live. Thanks to you."

Laaneth: "He's in no shape to lead the assault."

Emperor: "No. The troops... must believe the emperor is strong."

Emperor: "Stranger. You have proven a mighty warrior. Here, take my armor. In my helm, none will know who you are. Lead the battle in my stead. The fate of the Empire is in your hands."

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  Emperor: Take my armor.

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  Emperor: The fate of the Empire is in your hands.

Opponent Deck

Deck List

Quantity		Name	Type (Subtype)					Ability
2		Arrow in the Knee	Action	1	–	–	1 Common	Shackle a creature and deal 1 damage to it.
2		Rapid Shot	Action	1	–	–	1 Common	Deal 1 damage to a creature. If it survives, draw a card.
2		Sharpshooter Scout	Creature (Wood Elf)	1	1	1	1 Common	Prophecy Summon: Deal 1 damage.
2		Finish Off	Action	2	–	–	1 Common	Destroy a Wounded enemy creature.
2		Blacksap Protector	Creature (Wood Elf)	3	3	3	2 Rare	Prophecy, Guard
2		Greenheart Knight	Creature (Wood Elf)	3	1	5	1 Common	Charge
2		Nimble Ally	Creature (Wood Elf)	3	3	3	1 Common	Summon: +1/+1 and Lethal if the top card of your deck is .
2		Skaven Pyromancer	Creature (Redguard)	3	2	3	1 Common	Summon: Deal 1 damage to all other creatures in this lane.
2		Valenwood Huntsman	Creature (Wood Elf)	3	3	1	1 Common	Summon: Deal 1 damage.
2		Wood Elf Scout	Creature (Wood Elf)	3	2	2	1 Common	Charge
1		Fireball	Action	4	–	–	2 Rare	Deal 1 damage to all enemies.
2		Earthbone Spinner	Creature (Wood Elf)	4	3	2	3 Epic	Summon: Silence another creature, then deal 1 damage to it.
1		Grahtwood Ambusher	Creature (Wood Elf)	5	4	2	3 Epic	Prophecy Summon: Deal 1 damage to all enemy creatures in this lane.
3		Leaflurker	Creature (Wood Elf)	5	4	3	3 Epic	Summon: Destroy a Wounded creature.
2		Highland Lurcher	Creature (Lurcher)	6	7	5	1 Common
1		Falinesti Reaver	Creature (Wood Elf)	8	5	5	3 Epic	Summon: Destroy all Wounded enemy creatures in this lane.

Notes

• The name is likely a reference to A Knife in the Dark, a quest in Oblivion.

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