Assassin's Trophy
Secret Lair Drop 139 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 139
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Scott Buoncristiano
- Market price
- $18.94
What it does
Destroy target permanent an opponent controls. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Assassin's Trophy originated as a pivotal card in the Magic: The Gathering expansion Guilds of Ravnica, released in 2018. Designed as a flexible, high-impact removal spell for the Golgari Swarm, it quickly became a staple in eternal formats for its unique ability to destroy any permanent at an efficient mana cost. This Secret Lair iteration, numbered 139, was part of a special, limited-run release that prioritized highly stylized, unique artistic treatments to differentiate these versions from their standard set counterparts.
The artwork for this specific print was created by Justine Jones, who leaned into an intricate, illustrative style to evoke the poisonous and encroaching nature of the Golgari guild. The design process focused on translating the narrative weight of a 'trophy' taken from a defeated opponent into a visually dense composition, contrasting with the minimalist aesthetic found in much of the game’s modern card design. Upon release, the card was widely received by players as a highly desirable collector's piece, prized more for its aesthetic departure from traditional card borders than for the utility of its mechanics.
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