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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 (two red and one blue) being color pie bends, having creature-destruction abilities not regularly in pie. Two other recent monored Assassins have been printed since, but their typing justification is more tenuous. The sole green Assassin is a deathtouch [[Kraul]] in the [[Golgari Swarm#The Ochran|cult]] of the assassin queen [[Vraska]]. | 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 (two red and one blue) being color pie bends, having creature-destruction abilities not regularly in pie. Two other recent monored Assassins have been printed since, but their typing justification is more tenuous. The sole green Assassin is a deathtouch [[Kraul]] in the [[Golgari Swarm#The Ochran|cult]] of the assassin queen [[Vraska]]. | ||
For ''[[Outlaws of Thunder Junction]]'' Assassins were [[Batching|batched]] as [[Outlaw]]s. | For ''[[Outlaws of Thunder Junction]]'' Assassins were [[Batching|batched]] as [[Outlaw]]s. [[Universes Beyond]] ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' had an "Assassins'-mater " theme.<ref name="Creed is Food">{{DailyRef|making-magic/creed-is-good|Creed is Good|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 18, 2024}}</ref> | ||
==Storyline== | ==Storyline== | ||
Revision as of 09:25, 19 June 2024
- For the format, see Assassin (format).
| Assassin | |
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| Creature Type | |
| (Subtype for creature/kindred cards) | |
| Beeble Scale | 3[1] |
| Statistics |
87 cards
 1.1%  71.3%  3.4%  1.1%  10.3%  1.1%  1.1%  3.4%  6.9% 4 Assassin creation cards
as of Murders at Karlov Manor 25% 50% 25% |
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| type:"Assassin" | |
Assassin is a creature class. The first creature to bear the type was the Royal Assassin in Alpha.
Description
Assassins specialize in one thing: killing.[2] 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 (two red and one blue) being color pie bends, having creature-destruction abilities not regularly in pie. Two other recent monored Assassins have been printed since, but their typing justification is more tenuous. The sole green Assassin is a deathtouch Kraul in the cult of the assassin queen Vraska.
For Outlaws of Thunder Junction Assassins were batched as Outlaws. Universes Beyond Assassin's Creed had an "Assassins'-mater " theme.[3]
Storyline
Assassin organizations
Notable assassins
- Alara (Grixis)
- Capenna
- Dominaria
- Fiora
- Ikoria
- Innistrad
- Kamigawa
- Kylem
- Virtus the Veiled, partner of Gorm the Great
- Ravnica
- Tolvada
- Unknown
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
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 28, 2024). "Where are Assassins on the beeble scale?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (July 25, 2007). "The Assassin's Victim". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 18, 2024). "Creed is Good". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
