Royal Assassin
1Creature — Human Assassin
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Text
{T}: 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.
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#2,187 EDHREC
🖌 Tom Wänerstrand
Market prices
updated on 09/10/2026
from €1,336.90
| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | $2,299.99 | — |
| Cardmarket | €2,842.02 | — |
| CardTrader Buy | €1,336.90 | — |
Trend · last 90 days · EUR
€1,338.84
min €1,133.73
max €2,842.02
Trend by condition · last 90 days · EUR
NM · €3,370.64
GD · €1,825.07
PL · €1,336.90
min €1,177.59 · max €3,750.64
CardTrader market
4 offers · from €1,336.90 · avg €2,028.62 · max €3,370.64
Played: 2 · Near Mint: 1 · Moderately Played: 1
Rulings (2)
If the creature is no longer tapped when the Assassin's ability resolves, then the ability doesn't resolve.
10/04/2004Can't target itself because you choose the target before you tap him. At that time he is not yet a legal target.
10/04/2004Legality by format
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |