Stronghold Assassin
Commander 2013 93 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2013
- Collector number
- 93
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Matthew D. Wilson
- Market price
- $1.09
What it does
tap, Sacrifice a creature: Destroy target nonblack creature.
The assassin sees only throats and hears only heartbeats.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Stronghold Assassin was originally released in the 1997 Stronghold expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed to showcase the set's dark, gothic narrative centered on the Phyrexians. The card features art by Adam Rex, who captured the grim, utilitarian aesthetic of the Rath plane's inhabitants, emphasizing the card's role as a precise, ruthless removal tool within the black color identity.
This specific printing appears in the 2013 Commander set, a collection focused on the multiplayer Commander format. By reprinting this card, Wizards of the Coast provided players with a legacy utility piece that had become increasingly difficult to find, maintaining its original mechanical identity while introducing it to a new generation of players within a preconstructed deck environment.
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