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$70.38
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Royal Assassin
Creature — Human Assassin
: 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.
1 / 1
- Set
- Unlimited Edition (2ED #124)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 3
- Released
- 1993-12-01
- Artist
- Tom Wänerstrand
- EDHREC rank
- #2,254
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
1
+
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Salt Score
0.33
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Combos 8
Thalia and The Gitrog Monster+Royal Assassin+Thornbite Staff
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlLock
31 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Royal Assassin+Frozen Aether+Thornbite Staff
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlLock
18 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Archelos, Lagoon Mystic+Royal Assassin+Thornbite Staff
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlLock
18 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Royal Assassin+Frozen Aether+Intruder Alarm
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlLock
15 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Royal Assassin+Urabrask the Hidden+Thornbite Staff
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlLock
10 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Royal Assassin+Orb of Dreams+Thornbite Staff
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlLock
6 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Royal Assassin+Urabrask the Hidden+Intruder Alarm
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlLock
2 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Royal Assassin+Orb of Dreams+Intruder Alarm
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's controlLock
2 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
All 8 combos.
Format legality
Standard
Not legal
Pioneer
Not legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Not legal
Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Brawl
Not legal
Standard Brawl
Not legal
Historic
Not legal
Timeless
Not legal
Alchemy
Not legal
Penny
Legal
Premodern
Legal
PreDH
Legal
Pauper EDH
Not legal
Old School
Legal
Future
Not legal
Gladiator
Not legal
Rulings
- 2004-10-04
Can't target itself because you choose the target before you tap him. At that time he is not yet a legal target.
- 2004-10-04
If the creature is no longer tapped when the Assassin's ability resolves, then the ability doesn't resolve.