Assassinate
Time Spiral 95 • common
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 95
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
Destroy target tapped creature.
The rulers of old Dominaria kept assassins on retainer. However, the true loyalty of these master killers was always to their peers. This elite brotherhood survived the fall of the old royal order.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in October 2006 as part of the Time Spiral expansion, Assassinate was designed to evoke the high-fantasy aesthetic of the game's past while functioning within the set's theme of temporal instability. The card was crafted to serve as a versatile common-rarity removal spell, allowing players to destroy tapped creatures as a nod to classic black-aligned mechanics that emphasize punishing vulnerable targets.
The artwork was commissioned from Kev Walker, a prominent illustrator whose gritty, textured style has defined many iconic cards throughout the game's history. Walker’s depiction captures the clinical and swift nature of an assassination, utilizing dramatic lighting and sharp silhouettes to emphasize the lethality inherent in the card's effect. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its straightforward utility in limited-format play.
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