Royal Assassin

As of Aug 7, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Royal Assassin is $0.38 (ACR #93, Foil), and the most expensive is $64.40 (2ED #124). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.43, down 66.1% over 7 days, up 16.2% over 30 days, up 16.2% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $13.86 (2026).

Royal Assassin has 26 tracked printings across 19 sets, in nonfoil, foil and etched finishes, including extended art, inverted and alt art treatments.

ACR #93 Foil

$0.38

CK $0.79 / $0.20 47%

MP $0.37 58 avail

ACR #93

$0.41

CK $0.69 / $0.06 85%

MP $0.37 137 avail

M12 #105

$0.41

CK $1.29 / $0.17 59%

MP $0.31 71 avail

DMR #101

$0.43 +5%

CK $0.79 / $0.08 81%

MP $0.15 101 avail

DMR #310 Alt Art

$0.44 +7%

CK $1.29 / $0.52 -18%

MP $0.33 51 avail

ACR #164 Extended Art

$0.47 +15%

CK $0.99 / $0.15 68%

MP $0.43 51 avail

M10 #110

$0.47 +15%

CK $1.29 / $0.26 45%

MP $0.41 64 avail

DMR #101 Foil

$0.48 +17%

CK $0.99 / $0.15 69%

MP $0.44 25 avail

M11 #116

$0.53 +29%

CK $0.99 / $0.10 81%

MP $0.40 124 avail

ACR #164 Extended Art Foil

$0.62 +51%

CK $0.99 / $0.20 68%

MP $0.51 29 avail

ACR #213 Inverted Etched

$0.73 +78%

CK $0.99 / $0.20 73%

MP $0.42 46 avail

9ED #159

$0.76 +85%

CK $1.29 / $0.52 32%

MP $0.53 16 avail

DMR #310 Alt Art Foil

$1.05 +156%

CK $2.49 / $0.63 40%

MP $0.51 17 avail

8ED #159

$1.11 +171%

CK $0.79 / $0.12 89%

MP $0.39 37 avail

10E #174

$1.27 +210%

CK $1.29 / $0.52 59%

MP $0.83 21 avail

ACR #306 Foil

$2.36 +476%

CK $1.79 / $0.72 69%

MP $0.71 59 avail

M12 #105 Foil

$2.37 +478%

CK $4.99 / $2.25 5%

MP $1.17 7 avail

M10 #110 Foil

$3.99 +873%

CK $4.99 / $2.25 44%

MP $1.64 2 avail

SUM #125

$4.00 +876%

CK —

MP $4.16

4ED #157

$4.98 +1115%

CK $3.99 / $1.80 64%

MP $1.87 50 avail

10E #174 Foil

$6.34 +1446%

CK $22.99 / $13.80 -118%

MP $6.07 3 avail

3ED #125

$13.86 +3280%

CK $5.99 / $2.50 82%

MP $2.86 107 avail

M11 #116 Foil

$14.34 +3398%

CK $4.99 / $2.25 84%

MP $1.32 5 avail

8ED #159★ Foil

$19.40 +4632%

CK —

MP $9.16 4 avail

9ED #159★ Foil

$20.00 +4778%

CK —

MP $16.45 5 avail

CEI #124

$32.06 +7720%

CK $27.99 / $16.00 50%

MP $29.17 7 avail

CED #124

$35.00 +8437%

CK $34.99 / $19.50 44%

MP $39.16 4 avail

30A #120

$40.00 +9656%

CK $39.99 / $20.00 50%

MP $46.67 1 avail

PSUS #11 Foil

$45.80 +11071%

CK —

MP $23.27 1 avail

PJSE #2E05 Foil

$46.99 +11361%

CK —

2ED #124

$64.40 +15607%

CK $149.99 / $75.00 -16%

MP $49.72 5 avail

30A #417

CK $279.99 / $185.00

LEB #124

CK $1,099.99 / $550.00

LEA #123

CK $2,299.99 / $1,150.00

Card Kingdom currently pays $1,150.00 cash for LEA #123; the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 50% (wide).

• Oct 4, 2004 Can't target itself because you choose the target before you tap him. At that time he is not yet a legal target.
• Oct 4, 2004 If the creature is no longer tapped when the Assassin's ability resolves, then the ability doesn't resolve.

Royal Assassin has been reprinted 34 times.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment	Day 1	30 days	90 days
ACR #213	2024-07-05	Rare	Inverted	—	—	—
ACR #164	2024-07-05	Rare	Extended Art	$0.20	$0.29	$0.23
ACR #164	2024-07-05	Rare	Extended Art	$1.25	$0.37	$0.28
ACR #93	2024-07-05	Rare	Standard	$0.22	$0.35	$0.44
ACR #306	2024-07-05	Rare	Standard	$1.75	$1.49	$1.05
ACR #93	2024-07-05	Rare	Standard	$0.42	$0.35	$0.46
DMR #101	2023-01-13	Rare	Standard	—	—	—
DMR #101	2023-01-13	Rare	Standard	—	—	—
DMR #310	2023-01-13	Rare	Alt Art	—	—	—
DMR #310	2023-01-13	Rare	Alt Art	—	—	—

Showing the 10 most recent of 34 printings.

Royal Assassin is the #2,187 most-played card on EDHREC, down 71 places over the last 30 days.