@alextfish The art for the original printing depicts an assassin who is very obviously undead. Creature types on old cards were given a huge update some time ago to bring them in line with modern standards; before that, Stronghold Assassin was exclusively an Assassin. Given this and how Seventh Edition has been noted to possess a number of issues with regards to art and flavor, the undeadness wasn't preserved for Seventh Edition most likely because they were not aware it would matter later on, and might not have cared much to do so anyway.
Posted By:
FreakyMutantMan
(5/31/2013 12:32:44 PM)
@ICEFANG13: Grave Pact does work with Deathspore Thallid. Tokens are removed from the game after they end up in another zone; but they still hit that zone first, so a token will trigger "goes to the graveyard" effects even though it vanished the moment it arrived there.
Posted By:
Aquillion
(10/15/2013 8:40:08 PM)
I swear all the 7th edition artists were high...or lazy. Probably both.
That said, the card is okay, don't forget he can sacrifice himself for his ability if he get's targeted with a kill spell.
Posted By:
tcollins
(5/17/2014 7:55:01 AM)