Stalking Assassin
~$0.32 low · ~$3.24 high
Multicolor. Creature — Human Assassin
Invasion #277 · Illustrated by Dana Knutson
Invasion #277 · Illustrated by Dana KnutsonWhat is Stalking Assassin worth?
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Oracle text
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: Tap target creature.
, : Destroy target tapped creature.
1/1
Format legality
The only printing of Stalking Assassin
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Invasion inv #277· 2000rare· Cardmarket €0.29 · €5.27 foil | rare | $0.32 | $3.24 | €0.29€5.27 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2000
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #28,846 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Dana Knutson
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Invasion card (#277).
277
- 277Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Stalking Assassin, read from the Invasion printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Stalking Assassin. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Human and Assassin are subtypes, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Power / toughness
- 1/1: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Dana Knutson. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Invasion. Gold means rare.
- Collector number
- 277 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Dana Knutson, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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