Royal Assassin
- Card type
- Creature — Human Assassin
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 3
- Power
- 1
- Toughness
- 1
- Colour
- Black
Card text
: Destroy target tapped creature.
Trained in the arts of stealth, the royal assassins choose their victims carefully, relying on timing and precision rather than brute force.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- Pauper CommanderNot provided
- StandardNot provided
- PioneerNot provided
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- PauperNot provided
- AlchemyNot provided
- BrawlNot provided
- Competitive BrawlNot provided
- Historic BrawlNot provided
- Standard BrawlNot provided
- ExplorerNot provided
- HistoricNot provided
- TimelessNot provided
- GladiatorNot provided
- OathbreakerLegal
- Old SchoolLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- PreDHLegal
- PremodernLegal
- Tiny Leaders RebornNot provided
- Future StandardNot provided
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- Illustrator
- Tom Wänerstrand
- Card language
- fr
- Release date
- 1994-04-11
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
Newest first · includes artwork variants.
- Assassin's CreedACR · #93—Views —Times played
- Assassin's CreedACR · #164—Views —Times played
- Assassin's CreedACR · #213—Views —Times played
- Assassin's CreedACR · #306—Views —Times played
- Dominaria RemasteredDMR · #101—Views —Times played
- Dominaria RemasteredDMR · #310—Views —Times played
- 30th Anniversary Edition30A · #120—Views —Times played
- 30th Anniversary Edition30A · #417—Views —Times played
- Magic 2012M12 · #105—Views —Times played
- Magic 2011M11 · #116—Views —Times played
- Magic 2010M10 · #110—Views —Times played
- Tenth Edition10E · #174—Views —Times played
- Ninth Edition9ED · #159—Views —Times played
- Ninth Edition9ED · #159★—Views —Times played
- Junior Series EuropePJSE · #2E05—Views —Times played
- Eighth Edition8ED · #159—Views —Times played
- Eighth Edition8ED · #159★—Views —Times played
- Japan Junior TournamentPJJT · #2N05—Views —Times played
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Combos involving this card
Combinations from Commander Spellbook. Check prerequisites, format legality and game context. Source conditions are in English.