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For the format, see Assassin (format).

Assassin
Assassin
Creature Type
(Subtype for creature/tribal cards)
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.[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 (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)
Capenna
Dominaria
Fiora
Ikoria
Kamigawa
Kylem
Ravnica
Tolvada

Tokens[ | ]

Token Name Color Type Line P/T Text Box Source Printings
Assassin 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. Magic Arcana (July 25, 2007). "The Assassin's Victim". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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