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◇ Catalog #159

Royal Assassin

8ed·#159·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Mark Zug

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wishlisted

Jul '03

23 yr ago

Value

$1.20+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.24 · low $1.13

NM$1.20

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.11–$1.27modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $20low $0.02range 98400.0%n 908

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,107 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$1.20

Gameplay

Creature — Human Assassin

{T}: Destroy target tapped creature.

Trained in the arts of stealth, royal assassins choose their victims carefully, relying on timing and precision rather than brute force.

1/1

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2004-10-04wotc

If the creature is no longer tapped when the Assassin's ability resolves, then the ability doesn't resolve.

2004-10-04wotc

Can't target itself because you choose the target before you tap him. At that time he is not yet a legal target.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.20. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $19.70 across 908 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 8ED — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #159 of *Eighth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2003 Eighth Edition release.

Card type: Creature — Human Assassin, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{B}{B} (3 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,107 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mark Zug. Rarix catalogs 838 other cards credited to this artist.