Basim Ibn Ishaq
Basim Ibn Ishaq: Legendary Creature - Human Assassin, Assassin's Creed. Whenever you cast a historic spell, draw a card. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {U}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Human Assassin
- Colour identity
- Blue and black (UB)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Assassin's Creed (ACR)
- Released
- 2024-07-05
- Collector number
- 49
- Artist
- JB Casacop
- Commander rank
- 3,071 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Basim Ibn Ishaq
Basim Ibn Ishaq is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue and black legendary creature from Assassin's Creed (ACR), a draft-focused set released in July 2024. It is collector number 49 in that set, with art by JB Casacop. It costs {U}{B} (one blue and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is blue and black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. Assassin's Creed is its only printing so far. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.45 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Whenever you cast a historic spell, draw a card. Basim Ibn Ishaq can't be blocked this turn. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Whenever Basim Ibn Ishaq deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Haunted by memories he never had, of a family that was never his.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.45 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Basim Ibn Ishaq by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Basim Ibn Ishaq
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Assassin's Creed (ACR) #141 | Rare | 2024 |
| Assassin's Creed (ACR) #230 | Rare | 2024 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Basim Ibn Ishaq, newest first.
- A card, spell, or permanent is historic if it has the legendary supertype, the artifact card type, or the Saga subtype. Having two of those qualities doesn’t make an object more historic than another or provide an additional bonus-an object either is historic or it isn’t.
- Some abilities trigger “whenever you cast a historic spell.” Such an ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
- Lands are never cast, so abilities that trigger “whenever you cast a historic spell” won’t trigger if you play a legendary land. They also won’t trigger if a card on the battlefield transforms into a card with the legendary supertype, the artifact card type, or the Saga subtype.
- An ability that triggers “whenever you cast a historic spell” doesn’t trigger if a historic card is put onto the battlefield without being cast.
Similar cards
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