---
name: "Stalking Assassin"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Assassin"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "277"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dana Knutson"
oracle_id: "12117089-67f7-4d0e-88db-82b27a4c7cdc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/stalking-assassin-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
{3}{U}, {T}: Tap target creature.
{3}{B}, {T}: Destroy target tapped creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Abyssal Hunter](/printing/abyssal-hunter-mir.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
2. [Royal Assassin](/printing/royal-assassin-dmr.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
3. [King's Assassin](/printing/kings-assassin-por.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
4. [Assassinate](/printing/assassinate-cns.md) — Sorcery
5. [Wei Assassins](/printing/wei-assassins-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Assassin
6. [Silent Assassin](/printing/silent-assassin-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Mercenary Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #277
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dana Knutson
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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