
: Destroy target tapped creature.
Trained in the arts of stealth, the royal assassins choose their victims carefully, relying on timing and precision rather than brute force.
Illustrated by Tom Wänerstrand · Revised Edition · #125
2004-10-04
Can't target itself because you choose the target before you tap him. At that time he is not yet a legal target.
2004-10-04
If the creature is no longer tapped when the Assassin's ability resolves, then the ability doesn't resolve.