(JLA #18) - Julian September unhinged the universe’s laws of probability with his engine of chance, briefly warping history so that everything worked in his favor. He became President and Merlyn was one of seven villains that independently came up with a plan to kidnap him. Merlyn fought with the other villains, and they were all foiled by the JLA.

(Flash II #179) - Merlyn and the Killer Elite were Jokerized and sent off by Joker to wreck havoc. They laid siege to Iron Heights, but were beaten back by warden Gregory Wolfe and prison guards. They were teleported away by Warp to Keystone City Jail, where Deadshot Jokerized Captain Boomerang, but was brought into custody by Flash.

(Identity Crisis #2) - On a tip from Deathstroke Merlyn performed a motorcade assassination. He attended one of the supervillain community's semi-regular gatherings at the Injustice Gang's old satellite headquarters.

(Identity Crisis #3) - Merlyn bet Calculator $12,500 that the JLA would defeat Deathstroke and Dr. Light, and lost his money.

(Identity Crisis #4-6) - Dr. Light told Deadshot that he was once mind-wiped by the Justice League of America. Deadshot spread Light’s story to his supervillain buddies, including Merlyn. The JLA, who had been coming down hard on the supervillain community in the wake of Sue Dibny’s murder, stormed into Merlyn’s apartment and easily apprehended the villains. Kate Spencer prosecuted them, but the case was no papere and they were set free after Deadshot called in a favor from Amanda Waller.

(Identity Crisis #7) - Chronos and Shadow Thief hung out at Merlyn’s apartment. Chronos crowed over the revelation that Jean Loring had killed Sue Dibny, telling Merlyn he knew these events would be devastating for the superhero community.

(Batgirl I #69) - Nyssa al Ghul had a video conference with Society members Talia al Ghul, Penguin, Deathstroke, Merlyn and Calculator, telling them all was going well with Mr. Freeze’s research to create a machine that could freeze half the world’s oil supplies. She surprised them by revealing she had Batgirl as her captive and told Penguin he should pay her the bounty on Batgirl’s head. She also mocked Deathstroke, who still hoped his daughter Ravager would be the one to take Batgirl out, saying his daughter should set her sights lower and go after third-stringer Flamebird. After the conference Nyssa confided in Batgirl that she hoped to initiate a hostile takover of the Society alongside Talia.

(Green Arrow III #57-59) - Merlyn and Society members Deathstroke and Dr. Light targeted Green Arrow and his family for death. Merlyn hooked up with them as another chance to test his skills against Arrow. Dr. Light sealed Mia Dearden, Connor Hawke and Black Lightning inside Green Arrow’s house. Merlyn rigged a bomb to the house, and the villains forced Green Arrow to watch as they detonated the explosive. Light released Arrow, but wouldn’t let him see the results of the explosion, threatening to tear down Star City if he didn’t chase after him. Light led him to a park, where Merlyn was waiting for him for a showdown. When they fought to a draw in archery Arrow fled back to the city, but Merlyn set off another bomb set in a Star building and demanded that Arrow finish their contest. Arrow pummeled Merlyn, and Merlyn set off more detonators, setting fire to most of Star City. A third of the city was destroyed and thousands were killed. Merlyn pushed two arrows through Green Arrow’s back and told him this was the day the villains won and the heroes died. Merlyn left Arrow for dead.

(Green Arrow III #73, 74) - Brick decided to break his truce with Green Arrow and regain control of the Star City underworld. He recruited metahumans Breaker, Monk, Mastman and Pick and Roll from out of town to act as his lieutenants. He then introduced his team to Green Arrow’s nemesis Merlyn, who he assured would add drama to their confrontation against Arrow. Green Arrow, Black Canary, Speedy and Connor Hawke interrupted their meet and managed to capture everyone except Brick and Merlyn, who escaped. Merlyn was impressed with Green Arrow’s new swordsmanship, and the way he’d remade himself as a fighter.

(Batman I #670, Robin II #168, Nightwing II #138) - Sensei formed a splinter group of the League of Assassins and assembled his strike force the Seven Men of Death. Sensei learned that Ra’s had come back to life, albeit temporarily, with his mind in the body of his chauffer Sam Tang. He could not allow the demon to find the shifting city of Nanda Parbat and gain life unceasing. He assembled his Seven Men of Death, asking Hook and Merlyn how they should slay the demon. The Seven Men of Death brought Sensei two pieces of the secret map to Nanda Parbat. Sensei told his men the map pieces could be anything from a piece of parchment to a tattoo or pendant. He dispatched Merlyn to find one of the seven families of the map. Merlyn found the hermit entrusted with the map and shot him full of  arrows before getting a look at his birthmark. Sensei sent Hook and Maduvu to Singapore, where they located another keeper of the map. When Maduvu threatened to rip his wife’s unborn child from her belly he relented and gave them his piece of the map, which was a poem. Sensei received their report and discussed the matter with Merlin. Sensei found the patterns drawing the map pieces together and was confident he’d located where the entrance to Nanda Parbat was in the Himalayas.

(Batman I #671) - Sensei, League ninjas and the Men of Death set fire to Nanda Parbat, with Sensei demanding the monks of Parbat give him the keys to the temple of Rama Kushna. The monks warned him that the Fountain of Life would bring only death to one who lacked purity of spirit, but Sensei said he intended to poison and pollute the fountain. Ra’s captured Robin and Damian, and told batman to choose which of his sons he would sacrifice so Ra’s could possess them. Batman refused to choose between them, and told Ra’s there was another way for him to restore himself. He offered to take Ra’s to Nanda Parbat and the Fountain of Life, and Ra’s accepted. They found Parbat ablaze, and Ra’s asked Batman if he ever saw someone that hated their enemy as much as Sensei hated Ra’s. Batman battled the Men of Death, and was surprised with how easily he overcame them. The monks of Parbat said Rama Kusha had strengthened his hand and weakened theirs. Batman and Ra’s made their way to the fountain of Life, which Ra’s had always believed was the prototype of the Lazarus Pits that had kept him alive over the centuries. Sensei was infuriated to see Ra’s yet lived, and asked what he needed to do to get rid of his wayward son. Ra’s asked him why he stood in his way, and Sensei responded that under Ra’s and Talia’s rule the League of Assassins had lost their way and their honor, and he needed to restore both to them.. Sensei rammed his staff into Ra’s chest , saying that if he just died Sensei might spare the Fountain. Batman and Sensei engaged in battle, with Sensei breaking Batman’s arm. Sensei was clearly the more skilled fighter, bragging that Batman had trained in combat for decades while he’d trained for centuries. Sensei threw his staff, driving it through Batman’s stomach. Batman knew he was outmatched, but because of his advanced age Sensei had limited stamina, and Batman kept the fight going long enough to get the advantage. They fell into the Fountain of Life and Sensei found himself burning, unable to stand the purity of the Fountain.

(Robin II #169, Nightwing II #139, Detective Comics I #839) - Ra’s transferred his consciousness to one of the Nanda Parbat monks, but found that his presence immediately caused the monk’s body to start decaying. He told the Men of Death that with Sensei dead it would be sensible for them to align themselves with him. Batman approached them, and Merlyn, deciding he wanted to go down in history as the man who killed Batman, shot an arrow at him. Batman dodged it and floored Merlyn with one punch. Ra’s warned the Men of Death that if any of them tried to attack Batman they’d have to go through him first. Ra’s knew Batman had emerged from the Fountain of Life, and said that in a sense they’d both been reborn. He offered Batman his hand in friendship, saying they could accomplish great things together. He warned that this was the last time he would ever offer his friendship, and Batman grasped his hand and crushed it.  Ra’s contacted White Ghost, telling him to send backup to Nanda Parbat, and enough explosives to blow up the hidden city if need be. Damian disguised himself as a League ninja to join White Ghost, who easily saw through his disguise. Alfred flew Talia, Robin and Nightwing to Nanda Parbat, where all Hell had broken loose. Ra’s had hold of Damien, ready to possess his body while Batman and the monks of Parbat fought furiously with the League of Assassins. The new arrivals turned the tide of battle and Batman pulled Damian away from Ra’s, telling his son to grab a sword and fight. Talia was furious, accusing Batman of being willing to send his own son to his death, and Batman replied that he expected the same out of Damian as he did his other children. White Ghost offered himself up to Ra’s, asking him to take over his body. Ra’s was touched that the son he always despised always gave the most, and took control of his form, effectively killing his son. Ra’s told Batman and company that his son’s sacrifice would not be in vain, and because he believed in an eye for an eye he would kill Robin and Damian. Talia knocked out Damian and fled with him, telling Batman he was surely going to die in his final stand against Ra’s, and she was protecting the legacy of the man she once loved. Batman clashed furiously with Ra’s while Robin and Nightwing fought the Men of Death, keeping them from interfering. A blast of mystic energy separated Ra’s and Batman, and the monks of Parbat said they’d prayed to Rama Kushna and showed her the devastation Ra’s had wrought. Kushna decreed that Nanda Parbat was forever closed to Ra’s, and that if he refused to leave he would face death everlasting. Ra’s didn’t want his fight to be over, but when the ground started opening up beneath him he was forced to flee with his League of Assassins.

(Batman I #675) - Merlyn continued to train Damian in the ways of the assassin, and was pleasantly surprised when he realized he could learn some things from the boy. Talia was fuming from celebrity gossip reports that indicated Bruce Wayne’s relationship with Jezebel Jet was getting serious. Talia said Bruce always had and always would belong to her, and told Merlyn to take care of her. Merlyn assembled a hit squad, saying he’d kill her humanely, but when they were preparing to travel to Gotham they learned that Bruce and Jet had been kidnapped by the Nine-Eyed Man. Damian sensed an overarching threat aimed at the Batman, and Talia agreed, saying he’d gotten his extraordinary intuition from her.

(Azrael: Death’s Dark Knight #1-3) - The Suit of Sorrows was stolen from the Batcave by the Order of Purity, the secret organization that originally forged it. Talia wanted it back in her possession in order to bequeath it to her son Damian, and sent Merlyn and the League of Assassins to do the job. The League was thwarted by Azrael, the Order’s new chosen knight who wore the Suit of Sorrows. Nightwing convinced Talia and the League to give up on recovering the Suit of Sorrows. He wanted to give Azrael a chance at being a hero, and promised Talia that if he went rogue Azrael would become his responsibility.