Royal Assassin

Mana cost: {1}{B}{B}
Type: Creature — Human Assassin
Power / toughness: 1 / 1
Set: Eighth Edition #159★ (rare)

{T}: Destroy target tapped creature.

Royal Assassin has 28 printings, first in Unlimited Edition (1993). EDHREC ranks it #2,319 among Commander cards. It appears most in Ezio Auditore da Firenze decks (11,005 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.

Legality

commander: legal
legacy: legal
vintage: legal
pauper: not legal
modern: legal
pioneer: not legal
standard: not legal
brawl: not legal

Commanders that run Royal Assassin most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

Ezio Auditore da Firenze: 11,005 decks
Queen Marchesa: 7,745 decks
The Beamtown Bullies: 4,032 decks
Thantis, the Warweaver: 2,129 decks
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent: 1,756 decks
Laughing Jasper Flint: 1,745 decks
Edward Kenway: 1,742 decks
Etrata, Deadly Fugitive: 1,578 decks

Often played with Royal Assassin

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

Rulings

2004-10-04: If the creature is no longer tapped when the Assassin's ability resolves, then the ability doesn't resolve.
2004-10-04: Can't target itself because you choose the target before you tap him. At that time he is not yet a legal target.

Royal Assassin

Legality

Commanders that run Royal Assassin most

Often played with Royal Assassin

Rulings

Printings