Assassin's Trophy
Assassin's Trophy: Instant, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Destroy target permanent an opponent controls. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {B}{G}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black and green (BG)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 294
- Artist
- Dmitry Burmak
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About Assassin's Trophy
Assassin's Trophy is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black and green instant from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 294 in that set, with art by Dmitry Burmak. It costs {B}{G} (one black and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is black and green. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 11 sets, from Guilds of Ravnica (2018) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.50 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Destroy target permanent an opponent controls. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
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Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.50 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Assassin's Trophy by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Assassin's Trophy
Assassin's Trophy has been printed in 11 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Eternal (TMC) #55 | Rare | 2026 |
| Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC) #119 | Rare | 2026 |
| Assassin's Creed (ACR) #166 | Rare | 2024 |
| Assassin's Creed (ACR) #228 | Rare | 2024 |
| Assassin's Creed (ACR) #95 | Rare | 2024 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #187 | Rare | 2024 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #412 | Rare | 2024 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Promos (PMKM) #187p | Rare | 2024 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Promos (PMKM) #187s | Rare | 2024 |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #175 | Rare | 2022 |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #372 | Rare | 2022 |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #474 | Rare | 2022 |
Official rulings
Six official rulings apply to Assassin's Trophy, newest first.
- If the target permanent is an illegal target by the time Assassin's Trophy tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. No player searches their library.
- If the target permanent is a legal target but isn't destroyed, most likely because it has indestructible, its controller may search their library.
- If the permanent's controller doesn't search their library, they don't shuffle their library.
- If the permanent's controller doesn't search their library, they don't shuffle their library.
- If the target permanent is a legal target but isn't destroyed, most likely because it has indestructible, its controller may search their library.
- If the target permanent is an illegal target by the time Assassin's Trophy tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. No player searches their library.
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