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'''Assassin''' is a [[creature type]] and [[class]]. The first creature to bear the type was the <c>Royal Assassin</c> in ''[[Alpha]]''. Assassins specialize in one thing: killing.<ref>{{DailyRef|assassins-victim-2007-07-25|The Assassin's Victim|[[Magic Arcana]]|July 25, 2007}}</ref> Assassins are amoral in the extreme, ending the lives of others for money or the thrill of killing. Assassins | '''Assassin''' is a [[creature type]] and [[class]]. The first creature to bear the type was the <c>Royal Assassin</c> in ''[[Alpha]]''. Assassins specialize in one thing: killing.<ref>{{DailyRef|assassins-victim-2007-07-25|The Assassin's Victim|[[Magic Arcana]]|July 25, 2007}}</ref> Assassins are amoral in the extreme, ending the lives of others for money or the thrill of killing. | ||
Assassins sometimes have abilities that let them directly destroy other creatures, but for the lower-rarity versions deathtouch is usually sufficient representation. The majority of assassins are [[black]], with three of the remaining (the two red and one blue) being color pie bends. The last is a green deathtouch Kraul in the cult of the assassin queen [[Vraska]]. | |||
==Storyline== | ==Storyline== | ||
Revision as of 10:30, 30 December 2020
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60 cards
as of Commander Legends 1.7%  76.7%  3.3%  1.7%  6.7%  1.7%  3.3%  5% |
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- For the format, see Assassin (format).
Assassin is a creature type and class. The first creature to bear the type was the Royal Assassin in Alpha. Assassins specialize in one thing: killing.[1] Assassins are amoral in the extreme, ending the lives of others for money or the thrill of killing.
Assassins sometimes have abilities that let them directly destroy other creatures, but for the lower-rarity versions deathtouch is usually sufficient representation. The majority of assassins are black, with three of the remaining (the two red and one blue) being color pie bends. The last is a green deathtouch Kraul in the cult of the assassin queen Vraska.
Storyline
Assassin organizations
Notable assassins
Alara (Grixis)
Dominaria
Fiora
Ikoria
Kamigawa
- Kiku. An assassin on Kamigawa who turned people's shadows against them. She left a camellia flower on the bodies of her victims.
Kylem
- Virtus the Veiled, partner of Gorm the Great
Ravnica
Tolvada
Tokens
| Token Name | Color | Type Line | P/T | Text Box | Source | Printings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin | Black | Creature — Assassin | 1/1 | Menace | ||
| Black | Creature — Assassin | 1/1 | Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game. | |||
| Black | Creature — Assassin | 1/1 | Deathtouch Whenever this creature deals damage to a planeswalker, destroy that planeswalker. |
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| Black | Creature — Assassin | 1/1 | Deathtouch, haste |
References
- ↑ Magic Arcana (July 25, 2007). "The Assassin's Victim". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
