Assassinate
Planechase 2012 30 • common
- Set
- Planechase 2012
- Collector number
- 30
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Market price
- $0.32
What it does
Destroy target tapped creature.
"This is how wars are won—not with armies of soldiers but with a single knife blade, artfully placed."— Yurin, royal assassin
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
Assassinate was first printed in the Time Spiral expansion in 2006, but the version released in the Planechase 2012 set features updated artwork by Howard Lyon. The card was designed as a thematic removal spell, reflecting the literal act of targeting an untapped creature for elimination. Within the context of the Planechase 2012 release, it was included in the Night of the Ninja deck, a product designed to support the multiplayer-focused planechase variant by providing tools that reward tactical, targeted interaction.
Howard Lyon’s illustration for this iteration emphasizes the shadowy, calculated nature of the card's function, moving away from the more frantic energy of the original art to a more composed, lethal aesthetic. As a common card frequently reprinted in various supplementary sets, it is recognized by players primarily for its mechanical efficiency in limited formats and its role as a budget-friendly staple for black-aligned decks in the Commander format.
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