lol royal assassin wrote the flavor text.
Posted By:
supershawn
(3/5/2011 1:04:26 PM)
Who cares if the blade is nowhere close to the heart? Isn't a punctured lung usually lethal? And slipping a blade between ribs does require a bit of skill. The card works on a larger portion of creatures then Doom Blade, but it's not instant and it costs 
more. It's an ok card.
Posted By:
Eved
(5/6/2011 2:21:47 PM)
Notice the pattern of the black (blood?) around the victim's eye. Then check out Royal Assassin. That can't be a coincidence. (It's the same eye, too.)
Posted By:
IUHoosier
(9/10/2011 2:24:18 PM)
Maybe the art was flipped before printing? Maybe it is a reflection? Could be a hundred things.
Posted By:
OmegaSerris
(9/17/2011 10:30:45 PM)
@roguepariah: Maybe the victim had dextrocardia. Not everyone's heart is on the left, you know.
Posted By:
VirusVescichetta
(2/27/2012 8:28:19 PM)
Considering Royal Assassin, I think this could have been an instant, though it'd have to be heavier in the colored cost in that case, like {1}{B}{B}. Yes, it takes out most attacking creatures... but it doesn't take out creatures with Vigilance, so there'd still be a nice balance between it and Doom Blade, as an instant Assassinate effect couldn't take out Serra Angel but could get Phyrexian Obliterator, whereas Doom Blade would be reversed.
Posted By:
sarroth
(3/9/2012 4:30:17 PM)
With a name like 'Yurin', I can see why he decided to become an assassin.
@boneclub: If you look closely, you'll notice the victim is an elf. Maybe elves' hearts are on the right side of their chests..?
Posted By:
Blackworm_Bloodworm
(10/26/2010 6:11:23 AM)
This is one of the easiest requirements on a cheap destruction spell. Nicely balanced while remaining useful.
Posted By:
Temple_Garden
(7/18/2010 9:00:36 PM)
"Knife through the heart! Cause you were tapped! Attack me and you'll get stabbed."
Posted By:
Gako
(5/2/2012 6:41:58 PM)
If only it was an instant =( but that's what the blue leyline's for, right?
Posted By:
wolfbear2
(7/8/2010 5:07:23 PM)