Royal Assassin
Magic: The Gathering card · Creature · first printed 1993 in Limited Edition Alpha
LEA1993
| Card name | Royal Assassin |
|---|---|
| Mana cost | 1BB |
| Mana value | 3 |
| Type | Creature — Human Assassin |
| Colors | Black |
| Color identity | Black |
| Power / toughness | 1/1 |
| Loyalty | – |
| Rarity (first printing) | Rare |
| First set | Limited Edition Alpha (LEA) |
| First released | August 5, 1993 |
| Artist (first printing) | Tom Wänerstrand |
| Printings | 16 |
Price of the real card: $140.00Near Mint, market price from Scrydex, October 30, 2026 (Unlimited Edition, nonfoil). Prices change; check before buying.
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↷: 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.
Printings
16 printings in English paper sets (the oldest 12 below):
- Limited Edition Alpha LEA · 1993
- Limited Edition Beta LEB · 1993
- Unlimited Edition 2ED · 1993
- Revised Edition 3ED · 1994
- Summer Magic / Edgar SUM · 1994
- Fourth Edition 4ED · 1995
- Junior Super Series PSUS · 1999
- Eighth Edition 8ED · 2003
- Junior Series Europe PJSE · 2005
- Ninth Edition 9ED · 2005
- Tenth Edition 10E · 2007
- Magic 2010 M10 · 2009