Assassin's Strike
Battlebond (BBD) #138 · Uncommon · Sorcery
Mana cost: {4}{B}{B}
Destroy target creature. Its controller discards a card.
When Selesnya missionaries moved into the Shanav Quarter, they faced scorn, ridicule, and ultimately martyrdom.
Illustrated by Chase Stone · Released June 8, 2018
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.07 USD · €0.10 EUR
- Foil: $0.24 USD · €0.18 EUR
Nonfoil price since July 15, 2026: no net change at $0.07 USD; low $0.06 USD, high $0.07 USD.
Printings
- Jumpstart #200 (JMP) · Uncommon · 2020 · $0.11 USD
- Battlebond #138 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2018 · $0.07 USD
- Return to Ravnica #57 (RTR) · Uncommon · 2012 · $0.05 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2012-10-01 · wotc — You must be able to target a creature to cast Assassin’s Strike.
- 2012-10-01 · wotc — If the creature is an illegal target when Assassin’s Strike tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. Its controller won’t discard a card.
- 2013-07-01 · wotc — If Assassin’s Strike resolves but the creature isn’t destroyed (perhaps because it regenerated or has indestructible), its controller will discard a card.