---
name: "Royal Assassin"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Assassin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "9ED"
set_name: "Ninth Edition"
collector_number: "159"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Zug"
oracle_id: "9ed6f28f-a3db-48c5-9ab0-b90a7fba5f57"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/royal-assassin-9ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Royal Assassin
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{T}: Destroy target tapped creature.

> *Entraînés aux arts furtifs, les assassins royaux choisissent tout particulièrement leurs victimes, préférant la préparation et la précision à la force brute.*

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ninth Edition (9ED) #159
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Zug
- **Total Printings:** 126 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`