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Assassin's Trophy

Card Name

Assassin's Trophy

Mana Cost

Type

Instant

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

Destroy target permanent an opponent controls. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Flavor Text

"A merry life and a short one, as promised. How well I know myself." —Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts

Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Commander, Explorer, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Pauper

Rulings

(10/5/2018)
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.
(10/5/2018)
If the target permanent is a legal target but isn't destroyed, most likely because it has indestructible, its controller may search their library.
(10/5/2018)
If the permanent's controller doesn't search their library, they don't shuffle their library.
(2/2/2024)
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.
(2/2/2024)
If the target permanent is a legal target but isn't destroyed, most likely because it has indestructible, its controller may search their library.
(2/2/2024)
If the permanent's controller doesn't search their library, they don't shuffle their library.