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Royal Assassin
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border4BB · #157
- Card type
- Creature — Human Assassin
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 11.78 € · 30.00 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Power
- 1
- Toughness
- 1
- Colour
- Black
Card text
: Destroy target tapped creature.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Tom Wänerstrand
- Card language
- Spanish
- Release date
- 1995-04-01
Rulings
Can't target itself because you choose the target before you tap him. At that time he is not yet a legal target.
If the creature is no longer tapped when the Assassin's ability resolves, then the ability doesn't resolve.
Other printings of this card
Assassin's Creed · #93- Assassin's Creed · #164
- Assassin's Creed · #213
- Assassin's Creed · #306
Dominaria Remastered · #101- Dominaria Remastered · #310
30th Anniversary Edition · #120- 30th Anniversary Edition · #417
Magic 2012 · #105
Magic 2011 · #116
Magic 2010 · #110
Tenth Edition · #174
Ninth Edition · #159- Ninth Edition · #159★
Junior Series Europe · #2E05
Eighth Edition · #159- Eighth Edition · #159★
Japan Junior Tournament · #2N05
Magic Online Promos · #35160
Junior Super Series · #11
Fourth Edition · #157
Summer Magic / Edgar · #125
Revised Edition · #125
Foreign Black Border · #125