Goblin Assassin
The List LGN-95 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- LGN-95
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Dave Dorman
- Market price
- $0.67
What it does
Whenever this creature or another Goblin enters, each player flips a coin. Each player whose coin comes up tails sacrifices a creature of their choice.
The more victims he kills, the more likely he is to get the right one.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Goblin Assassin first debuted in the Mercadian Masques set in 1999, designed as part of the Magic: The Gathering card game. The card features the signature chaotic, high-risk gameplay style associated with red-aligned goblin creatures, utilizing a coin-flipping mechanic to determine whether the target creature is destroyed. This design reflects the theme of the Mercadian block, which explored the merchant-focused plane of Mercadia and its varied goblin populations.
The inclusion of this card in 'The List'—a rotating selection of reprints curated by Wizards of the Coast—allows players to encounter older designs within modern booster pack products. The artwork for the original release was created by Greg Staples, who rendered the assassin with a sharp, gritty aesthetic that emphasizes the unpredictable and somewhat mischievous nature inherent to goblins in the game's lore.
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