Nah, goblins don't make good a s s a s s i n s, this is not contract killing, this is russian roulette.
D0UBLE_A
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Shame there's no flavor text for this card, it would be so awesome.
EpicBroccoli
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Fits the goblin flavor. If you win, we kill one of your awesome creatures, if you win, kill one of our expendables.
supershawn
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
does this get twisted up and crazy with grip of chaos, or does it have more than one target?
GainsBanding
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Why bother with the bow and arrows when he has a handgun?? Maybe bullets are hard to come by in Dominaria?
Yozuk
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Give all your creatures pro red or shroud and none of them will be legal targets. Then your opponent will have to choose one of his/her own creatures. That way its more of a win win!
@yesnomu: I don't think this combos with Asceticism. Hexproof protects your stuff from spells and abilities your opponent controls. Even though your opponent is choosing the target here, you still control Mogg Assassin.
LordRandomness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
00-nothing. :v
sarroth
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@supershawn: It has more than one target. Read the Oracle Text: You choose a target and your opponent chooses a target, for 2 total targets. The ruling also says "pick the target creatures."
No one has mentioned that there is the possibility that, in a multiplayer game, your opponent might choose a creature you don't control. I'd expect that they would target one of your creatures out of spite, since you targeted one of their creatures, and I would really expect that they would target Mogg Assassin to not have to deal with it again, but if they really hate another opponent's creature and you're really good at politics, you might get in a win-win scenario. Or, if all of your creatures had shroud or protection from red, then your opponent would have to target something other than your creatures; at worst, they would target the same creature you did, and you would have a guaranteed destroyed creature.
Even without all of that, I still love this card. Sometimes you just need random effects to calm down the power level of a deck.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This with darksteel plate as your only creature would be nice for control. Would need a few earthquakes to clear the board and slow down aggro to set it up. Perhaps with white splash and lightning helix to keep your health points up.
Aquillion
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This card is better than it looks at first, mostly because of how it works with other Goblin deck cards.
First, it can be searched up by Goblin Matron and Goblin Recruiter. This is important, because it means you can just put one in your deck, then grab it when you absolutely need some creature destruction -- with lots of searchers, goblin decks benefit from having cards that cover specific situations.
Second, you can use Goblin Chirurgeon to break symmetry, so you can sacrifice your least important goblin if you lose the toss, while destroying your opponent's most important creature if you win.
(Also fun if you have some way to give all your creatures Shroud, since that forces your opponent to target their own creatures even if you lose the flip. But Goblin Chirurgeon is the best way to use this card, since it's a cheap and easy thing to throw into any goblin deck.)
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Also, a rare gun sighting on a Magic card.
No one has mentioned that there is the possibility that, in a multiplayer game, your opponent might choose a creature you don't control. I'd expect that they would target one of your creatures out of spite, since you targeted one of their creatures, and I would really expect that they would target Mogg Assassin to not have to deal with it again, but if they really hate another opponent's creature and you're really good at politics, you might get in a win-win scenario. Or, if all of your creatures had shroud or protection from red, then your opponent would have to target something other than your creatures; at worst, they would target the same creature you did, and you would have a guaranteed destroyed creature.
Even without all of that, I still love this card. Sometimes you just need random effects to calm down the power level of a deck.
First, it can be searched up by Goblin Matron and Goblin Recruiter. This is important, because it means you can just put one in your deck, then grab it when you absolutely need some creature destruction -- with lots of searchers, goblin decks benefit from having cards that cover specific situations.
Second, you can use Goblin Chirurgeon to break symmetry, so you can sacrifice your least important goblin if you lose the toss, while destroying your opponent's most important creature if you win.
(Also fun if you have some way to give all your creatures Shroud, since that forces your opponent to target their own creatures even if you lose the flip. But Goblin Chirurgeon is the best way to use this card, since it's a cheap and easy thing to throw into any goblin deck.)