MTG Top 10: Assassins | The DEADLIEST Assassins in Magic: the Gathering
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Published 2024-06-30
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In Magic: the Gathering, Assassins have recently become a lot more important. They were one of hte creature types featured as "Outlaws" in Outlaws of Thunder Junction, and the upcoming release of Universe's Beyond: Assassin's Creed is filled with assassins and assassin payoffs! In this video, I take a look at the 10 assassins who have been the most successful in competitive Magic: the Gathering.
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All Comments (21)
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It's fitting that in the assassin video, we have a card creeping up to take out #1.
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Royal Assassin was the first "choice" rare I pursued to put together a playset via trading before I started buying cards online. Good memories of playing casual with friends just getting into the game and my 4x Royal Assassins terrifying them to attack. Ah, the very early 2000s.
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Sad that Royal Assassin didn't make the list. Good times back in the day imprinting my RAs on Soul Foundry and doling out an army of tappy assassins.
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I used to play a group game deck with Royal Assassins, Giant Oysters, Word of Binding, and of course Icy's. It was so stupid and so fun.
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I knew it wouldn't be on here, but its sad to not see royal assassin in the list anywhere.
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The original Royal Assassin was one of my favorite cards & artwork.
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I feel like if Royal Assassin were reprinted nowadays, it would be a common because of power creep. It was really feared back in the day. We would argue if a Prodigal Sorcerer could destroy untapped Royal Assassin. Eventually, I got tired of arguing and just ran Twiddle to tap it, THEN I would kill it. :)
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Massacre girl ist Just such a cool Card
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Love Royal Assassin. Probably my favorite black card of all time. Simple but strong effect that has long since been power crept but still decent removal in more limited formats.
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Ooo. Is top 10 cycles possible? Or too difficult to calculate?
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In my Rakdos commander deck Murderous Redcap is a fantastic card. I can get it off twice, get it back on my upkeep with my commander Wort, Boggart Auntie, and it combos with a kitchen sink to allow it to go infinite way too easily. I use Metallic Mimic and a sac outlet for the infinite recursion, or if I happen to have Ashnod’s Altar and Nim Deathmantle out, that works, too.
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Always had a soft spot for cards with assassin in card name back in the days, never knew it would become an own tribal one day. I used to love Notorious Assassin, from Mercadian Masques and of course Royal Assassin
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Ayyyy must be midnight
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Wasn't expecting redcap, I forgot it was an assassin.
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I don't remember the entire decklist, but Murderous Redcap + Sigil Captain were both legal in standard at the same time. I believe my sacrifice outlets were Marsh Flitter and Nantuko Husk.
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Can you do 10 worst Urza's Block cards? Urza's Block is (rightfully) infamous for being OP, but there has to be some stinkers.
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Vraska the Unseen is a great ult. I won with it after pulling it on Urza at a draft.
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She's not "Queen Marchesa at home", Thorn of the Black Rose is Queen Marchesa's most loyal deniable asset. Marchesa herself is "the Black Rose". It makes perfect sense that the Thorn sees more action; she's there so Marchesa doesn't have to get her hands dirty.
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Im also shocked Royal Ass didnt make the list. I think hes getting a reprint in the Ass Creed set.
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Flavor Win with Outlaws
