Assassin's Strike
Sorcery
RTRReturn to Ravnica#57uncommon
Foil
When Selesnya missionaries moved into the Shanav Quarter, they faced scorn, ridicule, and ultimately martyrdom.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1422
- Illustrator
- Chase Stone
- Found in
- Dragons Maze Intro Pack Orzhov Power · Return to Ravnica MTGO Redemption · 14 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Destroy target creature. Its controller discards a card.
Plays as: Spot Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 5h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.12
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil—
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$0.14 low$0.06 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.12as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.18L $0.02since Feb 2024$0.01
$0.01
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
—as of 2026-07-12
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$0.14
$0.08
$0.06+43% · normal spread
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Low: tcgplayer
Buylist: cardkingdom
Cheapest playable copy$0.04· across 3 printings
Rulings
3 · latest Jul 1, 2013 · one tap opens all
- WotCJul 1, 2013
If Assassin’s Strike resolves but the creature isn’t destroyed (perhaps because it regenerated or has indestructible), its controller will discard a card.
- WotCOct 1, 2012
If the creature is an illegal target when Assassin’s Strike tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. Its controller won’t discard a card.
- WotCOct 1, 2012
You must be able to target a creature to cast Assassin’s Strike.