Royal Assassin
Intl. Collectors' Edition 124 • rare
- Set
- Intl. Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 124
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Tom Wänerstrand
- Market price
- $32.06
What it does
tap: Destroy target tapped creature.
Trained in the arts of stealth, the royal assassins choose their victims carefully, relying on timing and precision rather than brute force.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The International Collectors' Edition, released in 1993, was a non-tournament-legal product created to showcase some of the most powerful and iconic cards from the early days of Magic: The Gathering. These cards were distributed as a boxed set rather than in random booster packs, intended for players who wanted to experience the game’s legendary cards without the prohibitive secondary market cost of the original Alpha and Beta printings.
The Royal Assassin was illustrated by Jesper Myrfors, who served as the original art director for the game. His design sought to capture the high-fantasy tension of an impending strike, utilizing a stark, direct composition that became a hallmark of the game's initial visual identity. While the artwork itself was recycled from the original 1993 printings, the International Collectors' Edition is distinguished by gold-foil stamping on the back, signaling its status as a collector's item rather than a card intended for competitive play.
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