Name
Assassin's Strike
Mana Cost
Type
Sorcery
Set
Battlebond
Rarity
Uncommon
Text
Destroy target creature. Its controller discards a card.
Flavor Text
When Selesnya missionaries moved into the Shanav Quarter, they faced scorn, ridicule, and ultimately martyrdom.
Number
#138
Other Prints
Jumpstart
Return to Ravnica
Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Penny | Pioneer | Timeless | Vintage
Availability
Paper
Rulings
(01/10/2012)
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.
(01/07/2013)
If Assassin’s Strike resolves but the creature isn’t destroyed (perhaps because it regenerated or has indestructible), its controller will discard a card.
(01/10/2012)
You must be able to target a creature to cast Assassin’s Strike.
Artist
Chase Stone
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