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Nightshade Assassin

Creature — Human Assassin

printings

#13022

EDHREC rank

#8318

penny rank

Std

normal

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Value

$0.9890d high · 5 printings

90-dayhigh $0.98low $0.03range 3166.7%n 253

Gameplay

Creature — Human Assassin

First strike When this creature enters, you may reveal X black cards in your hand. If you do, target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. Madness {1}{B} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

2/1

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

futurenot legal

legacylegal

modernlegal

paupernot legal

alchemynot legal

pioneernot legal

vintagelegal

historicnot legal

standardnot legal

Timelessnot legal

commanderlegal

Gladiatornot legal

Old Schoolnot legal

Premodernnot legal

Oathbreakerlegal

Standard Brawlnot legal

Pauper Commandernot legal

Context

Across the 5 printings of this card, the trailing-90-day price band runs from $0.03 to $0.98 across 253 observations.

Rarix catalogs 5 distinct printings of this card concept, spanning every set the card has appeared in. The Printings grid below lists each one with its own variant treatment, price, and collector signal.

Card type: Creature — Human Assassin. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {2}{B}{B} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Madness and First strike.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card concept #13,022 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

The representative printing on this page is illustrated by Alan Pollack.