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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 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 (two red and one blue) being color pie bends. The last is a green 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.  


==Storyline==
==Storyline==

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For the format, see Assassin (format).
Assassin
Creature Type
(Subtype for creature/kindred cards)
Beeble Scale 3[1]
Statistics
87 cards
{U} 1.1% {B} 71.3% {R} 3.4% {G} 1.1% {U/B} 10.3% {B/R} 1.1% {W/B} 1.1% {B/G} 3.4% {M} 6.9%
4 Assassin creation cards
{C} 25% {B/G} 50% {M} 25%
as of Murders at Karlov Manor
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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.

Storyline

Assassin organizations

Notable assassins

Alara (Grixis)
Capenna
Dominaria
Fiora
Ikoria
Innistrad
Kamigawa
Kylem
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.
Black Creature — Assassin 1/1 Deathtouch, haste

References

  1. Mark Rosewater (February 28, 2024). "Where are Assassins on the beeble scale?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  2. Magic Arcana (July 25, 2007). "The Assassin's Victim". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.