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Assassin's Trophy

Assassin's Trophy

Instant

rare

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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Semantic Tags

Removes multiple permanents at once. Includes destroy-all, exile-all, mass bounce, and damage-based sweepers.

Destroys or removes lands.

Removes any nonland permanent — the Vindicate, Beast Within, Generous Gift category. Most flexible single-target removal.

Removes any nonland permanent — the Vindicate, Beast Within, Generous Gift category. Most flexible single-target removal.

Specifically removes planeswalkers.

Removalmechanical

Answers an opponent's threat by destroying, exiling, bouncing, or otherwise removing a permanent or spell.

Removalvector

Answers an opponent's threat by destroying, exiling, bouncing, or otherwise removing a permanent or spell.

Format Legality

commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernlegal
pioneerlegal
standardlegal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
paupernot legal
historiclegal
explorernot legal
alchemynot legal

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Printings (18)

Rulings

2018-10-05

If the permanent's controller doesn't search their library, they don't shuffle their library.

2018-10-05

If the target permanent is a legal target but isn't destroyed, most likely because it has indestructible, its controller may search their library.

2018-10-05

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.

2024-02-02

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.

2024-02-02

If the target permanent is a legal target but isn't destroyed, most likely because it has indestructible, its controller may search their library.

2024-02-02

If the permanent's controller doesn't search their library, they don't shuffle their library.