Royal Assassin
Creature — Human Assassin
8EDEighth Edition#159rare
Trained in the arts of stealth, royal assassins choose their victims carefully, relying on timing and precision rather than brute force.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Border
- white
- Frame
- 2003
- Illustrator
- Mark Zug
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
: Destroy target tapped creature.Market · per finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$1.03-7.2%$0.49 low$0.17 gap
Foil$7.30per TCGplayer-62.4%$6.27 low-$2.13 gap
Nonfoil$1.03-7.2%30DLowest listing
$0.49Buylist
$0.32Buy / Sell Gap
$0.17+35% · normal spread
30D range$7.30to$19.40Since Feb 2024:H $20.00L $4.49
Lowest listing
$6.27Buylist
$8.40Buy / Sell Gap
-$2.13-34% · buylist > ask
Price history
last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scaleNonfoil$1.03-7.2%30D
30D range$1.03to$1.11Since Feb 2024:H $1.56L $0.72Foil$7.30per TCGplayer-62.4%30D7.09× nonfoil
30D range$7.30to$19.40Since Feb 2024:H $20.00L $4.49Loading other printings
Found in
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Eighth Edition MTGO Redemption
Box Set · —
—Nonfoil 1+ copiesEighth Edition Booster Pack
Booster Pack · $33.26
$33.26Nonfoil under 1%
Combos
Rulings
2 · latest Oct 4, 2004
- WotCOct 4, 2004
Can't target itself because you choose the target before you tap him. At that time he is not yet a legal target.
- WotCOct 4, 2004
If the creature is no longer tapped when the Assassin's ability resolves, then the ability doesn't resolve.