Legend Story Studios is putting a new face on the Assassin class. Armory Deck: Dr. Mortimer lands at retail on November 13, 2026, giving Classic Constructed players a ready-to-play 60-card deck built around a brand-new hero.
Dr. Mortimer, Blight of the Pits, is the headline act, bringing a new keyword mechanic called cure into Flesh and Blood for the first time. The deck ships alongside a companion Mastery Pack: Assassin release on the same day, giving the class a coordinated wave of new support.
This guide breaks down what is actually confirmed about the box, its price, and where it sits in Legend Story Studios' busy back half of 2026. It also flags a couple of details that are still unconfirmed as of this writing, rather than presenting rumor as fact.
Collectors weighing whether to pre-order should walk away with a clear picture of contents, timing, and how this release connects to the rest of the Flesh and Blood calendar.
Armory Deck: Dr. Mortimer contains one 60-card Classic Constructed deck, built to be legal and playable straight out of the box. On top of that 60-card main deck, the product includes the Dr. Mortimer hero card, a weapon, and equipment cards that round out the build.
Legend Story Studios describes Armory Decks as a series meant to lower the barrier to Classic Constructed, mixing new cards with foundational pieces already associated with the featured hero. That framing matters here, since Dr. Mortimer is a genuinely new hero rather than a reprint of an existing one.
Dr. Mortimer, Blight of the Pits treats his opponents like test subjects, infecting them with disease tokens before cashing in on the cure. His printed abilities let him cure a disease an opponent controls to generate a Silver token, then later destroy two Silver tokens to give an Assassin attack go again.
That loop is the first confirmed appearance of a dedicated cure mechanic in Flesh and Blood, built around disease aura tokens like Frailty, Inertia, and Bloodrot Pox. A full breakdown of how the mechanic actually functions deserves its own look, which this guide covers separately.
The confirmed retail date is November 13, 2026, the same day as Mastery Pack: Assassin. Listed pricing from multiple retailers places the Armory Deck at an MSRP around $39.90 USD, with some storefronts offering it below that as a pre-order discount.
Canadian pricing in CAD had not been posted by major retailers at the time of writing, so collectors north of the border should expect a markup once currency conversion and import costs are factored in rather than a straight dollar-for-dollar swap.
Armory Deck: Dr. Mortimer arrives roughly seven weeks after Usurp the Shadow Throne, the 20th mainline Flesh and Blood set, which hit shelves on September 25, 2026. That spacing keeps a steady drumbeat of new product through the back half of the year without two major releases colliding.
Armory Decks typically slot in between bigger set releases specifically to support weekly Armory Events at local game stores, so this release reads as a between-sets product meant to keep Classic Constructed tables active rather than a competitor to a full set launch.
Mastery Pack: Assassin releases the same day and is built to give the whole Assassin class new tools, not just Dr. Mortimer specifically. Mastery Packs function as supplemental booster releases covering equipment, weapons, and attack cards across a class's hero pool.
That product gets its own dedicated coverage elsewhere, so this guide keeps its focus on the Armory Deck itself rather than duplicating that breakdown. Worth noting here: picking up both products the same week is the practical way most players will build a competitive Mortimer deck.
Some early chatter has tied this release to early access at a World Tour stop in Paris. What is actually confirmed is a World Championship event in Paris running November 5 through 8, 2026, which falls before the November 13 retail date, but no official source ties early access to the Armory Deck specifically to that event.
Collectors should treat any claim about early access to this product as unconfirmed until Legend Story Studios or an official retailer states it directly, rather than assuming convention attendance guarantees a head start on the product.
Armory Decks exist largely to make Classic Constructed approachable without requiring a player to assemble a deck piece by piece from singles. That is a real value proposition for anyone who wants to try Dr. Mortimer without hunting down every card individually.
Local stores running weekly Armory Events benefit too, since a pick-up-and-play product gets new players to the table faster than waiting on a from-scratch build. New owners should also sleeve the deck right away with something like EVORETRO Perfect Fit Sleeves before it sees its first match.
It releases at retail on November 13, 2026.
Yes, he is a newly introduced Assassin hero, not a reprint.
Yes, it ships as a 60-card Classic Constructed-legal deck plus hero, weapon, and equipment cards.
No, that detail is unconfirmed as of this writing.
Armory Decks tend to sell through quickly at local stores once Armory Events start, so lining up a pre-order now is worth doing. Pair the deck with a EVORETRO Magnetic Black Deck Box so it is ready to travel the moment it arrives.
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