Nirkana Assassin
BFZBattle for Zendikar/#118/2015Common
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.09
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.06
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.06TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 0.0%90d▲ 20.0%
90d high
$0.06
90d low
$0.05
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.06
Battle for Zendikar
- Up 0.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.06.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (3 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 350% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Vampire Assassin Ally
Whenever you gain life, this creature gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
2 / 3
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
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Rulings (3)
wotc25 Aug 2015
In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won’t cause the ability to trigger, even though it causes your team’s life total to increase.
wotc25 Aug 2015
The ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it’s 1 life from Drana’s Emissary or 7 life from Nissa’s Renewal.
wotc25 Aug 2015
A creature with lifelink dealing combat damage is a single life-gaining event. For example, if two creatures you control with lifelink deal combat damage at the same time, the ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, and/or planeswalkers at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.
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About this card
Nirkana Assassin
Nirkana Assassin is a Creature — Vampire Assassin Ally, with mana cost {2}{B} (mana value 3). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.06 (up 0.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Nirkana Assassin FAQ
How much is Nirkana Assassin worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Nirkana Assassin is $0.06. It is up 0.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.05 to $0.06.
What is the cheapest printing of Nirkana Assassin?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Battle for Zendikar at $0.06 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Nirkana Assassin?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from The List at $0.31 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Nirkana Assassin are there?
Nirkana Assassin has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Nirkana Assassin first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from BFZ #118, released 2015-10-02.
What is the newest printing of Nirkana Assassin?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from J22 #449, released 2022-12-02.
Is there a foil version of Nirkana Assassin?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.27 versus $0.06 for nonfoil, which is 350% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Nirkana Assassin legal in Commander?
Yes, Nirkana Assassin is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.