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Assassin's Strike

{4}{B}{B}

Sorcery

Jumpstart·jmp #200·Uncommon·2020·Art by Chase Stone
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal
Assassin's Strike
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Oracle Text

Destroy target creature. Its controller discards a card.

When Selesnya missionaries moved into the Shanav Quarter, they faced scorn, ridicule, and ultimately martyrdom.

Set
Jumpstart (JMP)
Number
#200
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
Chase Stone
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil
USD
$0.04
EUR
€0.15

Indicative figures.

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Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings3

10/1/2012·wotc

You must be able to target a creature to cast Assassin’s Strike.

10/1/2012·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.

7/1/2013·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.

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