Royal Assassin
Limited Edition Beta 124 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Beta
- Collector number
- 124
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Tom Wänerstrand
- Market price
- $345.00
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
Royal Assassin was released in 1993 as part of the Limited Edition Beta set for Magic: The Gathering, the world's first trading card game created by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast. As an early core set, Beta refined the rules and aesthetics of the initial Alpha release, establishing the game's foundational mechanics. The card was designed to demonstrate the power of creature removal, providing a tactical tool for controlling the battlefield by tapping the card to destroy any creature that was already tapped.
The card's iconic illustration was crafted by artist Dameon Willich, who contributed several pieces to the game's early sets. Willich employed a dark, evocative fantasy style that emphasized the clandestine nature of the assassin, perfectly capturing the threat-oriented gameplay of the black color identity. Within the competitive landscape of the mid-1990s, the Royal Assassin became a benchmark card for its ability to punish aggressive strategies, remaining a highly recognizable piece of the game's history among long-time players and collectors.
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