Nirkana Assassin
~$0.06 low · ~$0.30 high
Black. Creature — Vampire Assassin Ally
Jumpstart 2022 #449 · Illustrated by Viktor Titov
Jumpstart 2022 #449 · Illustrated by Viktor TitovWhat is Nirkana Assassin worth?
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Oracle text
Whenever you gain life, this creature gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
2/3
Nirkana assassins craft incurable concoctions by mixing basilisk marrow and deathwillow sap with the vital fluids of a dozen other poisonous species.
Format legality
All 3 printings of Nirkana Assassin
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jumpstart 2022 j22 #449· 2022common· Cardmarket €0.09 | common | $0.18 | No foil printing | €0.09 |
 The List plst #BFZ-118· 2019common· Cardmarket €0.07 | common | $0.30 | No foil printing | €0.07 |
 Battle for Zendikar bfz #118· 2015common· Cardmarket €0.06 · €0.22 foil | common | $0.06 | $0.27 | €0.06€0.22 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2015
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #24,261 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Viktor Titov
Rulings (3)
2015-08-25
The ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it’s 1 life from Drana’s Emissary or 7 life from Nissa’s Renewal.
2015-08-25
In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won’t cause the ability to trigger, even though it causes your team’s life total to increase.
2015-08-25
A creature with lifelink dealing combat damage is a single life-gaining event. For example, if two creatures you control with lifelink deal combat damage at the same time, the ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, and/or planeswalkers at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.
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