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◇ Catalog #35160

Royal Assassin

DIGITAL ONLY

prm·#35160·rare·foil

Illus. Tom Wänerstrand

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jul '12

14 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,107 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.03

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

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PRM — the lineup includes Foil 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 #35160 of *Magic Online Promos*, the promotional run that shipped alongside the July 2012 Magic Online 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 Tom Wänerstrand. Rarix catalogs 255 other cards credited to this artist.