Summary
Assassin’s Creed is one of the sets released as a part ofMagic: The Gathering’sUniverses Beyond set which brings franchises from outside the world of Magic and converts them into cards. Assassin’s Creed takes cards from all throughout the game’s history, even getting some deep cuts from the more obscure spinoff games.
The set is smaller than average (similar to Aftermath), consisting of only 110 cards (including basic lands). However, despite the small set size, there are plenty of cards that are very valuable and will cost a pretty penny if you want to obtain the fanciest versions available for the cards.
10Leonardo Da Vinci (Borderless) - $15.79
Base Version Price: $4.82
Leonardo da Vinci is one of the small handful of historic characters featured in the Assassin’s Creed series that is also featured in the set, with the borderless version going for the most. Leonardo da Vinci is built around utilizing Thopter tokensand artifacts that can become Thopters.
The card is the first great Thopter commander, allowing you to play a unique Commander deck utilizing a creature type that while having a lot of support, never has a solid dedicated commander until this point, which also helps drive Leonardo Da Vinci’s price up.
9Brotherhood Regalia (Foil Etched) - $17.60
Base Version Price: 6.78
An Equipment that gives a lot of abilities, Brotherhood Regalia does a lot for two mana. Ward is an excellent source of protection, and so long as it’s going onto a legendary creature, equipping it is something that you can easily do the turn you cast it.
Ways to make creatures unblockable as a static ability are fantastic,especially for Voltron decksthat focus on putting a ton of Aura and Equipment onto one creature. The foil-etched version of Brotherhood Regalia is very valuable, even though the card is only an uncommon - the lowest rarity in the set.
8Sword Of Light And Shadow (Borderless) - $18.49
Base Version Price: $7.39
Sword of Light and Shadow is one of the two Sword of X and Y cards included in the Assassin’s Creed set. The Sword cycle is a staple in many Commander decks, giving a creature a stat boost, a triggered ability, and protection from two colors.
Sword of Light and Shadow is admittedly one of the weaker cards in the cycle, though the two colors it protects the equipped creature from are the two most common colors used in most popular removal spells. If you opened a borderless version, you got your hands on one of the most valuable cards in the set.
7Basim Ibn Ishaq (Showcase) - $25.01
Base Version Price: $11.01
While most of Assassin’s Creed, despite being a direct-to-Modern set, is a little too weak for Modern, Basim Ib Ishaq is one of the exceptions. The card is seeing play in artifact recursion decks utilizing Emry, Lurker of the Loch to recycle zero-mana artifacts likeMox Amber and Mishra’s Baublewith a Dimir Control shell to back it up.
Since Basim Ibn Ishaq is seeing play in Modern, the card’s value is higher than most included in the set, with the Showcase version going for the most due to how much harder it is to obtain than the base (which also has solid value in its own right).
6Eivor, Wolf-Kissed (Showcase Textured Foil) - $30
Base Version Price: $2.67
Eivor, Wolf-Kissed can be used as either a ramp card orone built around Sagas, both of which allow you to play cards when you normally wouldn’t. Eivor has very good stats, and the keyword abilities it has makes it easy for the ability to trigger. While it does cost a decent bit of mana for Eivor, the payoff is worth it in the right decks.
While the base version can be obtained very cheaply despite being mythic, the same could not be said for the showcase textured foiled, which is one of the highest-value cards in the entire Assassin’s Creed set.
5Sword Of Feast And Famine (Borderless) - $34.86
Base Version Price: $21.20
One of the most expensive Sword of X and Ys, Sword of Feast and Famine is also one of the best. The two colors it protects from are fairly common, but the real attraction is the triggered ability. It can let you essentially use all your lands twice, all while forcing a discard from an opponent as if the land untapping wasn’t good enough.
The borderless frame for Sword of Feast and Famine is one of the most expensive cards in Assassin’s Creed, but funnily enough, this version is the cheapest printing of Sword of Feast and Famine on the market.
4Kassandra, Eagle Bearer (Showcase Textured Foil) - $39.77
Base Version Price: $4.33
Kassandra, Eagle Bearer isn’t the most exciting card, but being able toslap an Equipment onto the battlefielddirectly from anywhere but exile is a great effect. Kassandra gives you two permanents for the price of one, with the two cards having a combined mana value of six. The Spear of Leonidas (the card Kassandra searches for) is a great Equipment as well, giving you a versatile tool depending on the game state.
If you are lucky enough to open a textured foil, you just pulled one of the most valuable cards, and even the base version has a decent price if you don’t get the fancy art treatment in your pack.
Base Version Price: $5.24
The protagonist of the first Assassin’s Creed game, Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad is when the prices for Assassin’s Creed cards see a notable jump in value. As a card, it’s solid, letting you flood the battlefield with copies of Assassins in exile with memory counters. While Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad can do this, the card The Animus can as well to be able to get Assassins exiled without ever actually attacking.
Outside of the base version of Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad, every printing is worth more than $10, with the showcase textured foil being the most expensive printing of the card by a wide margin.
2Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Showcase Textured Foil) - $79.56
Base Version Price: 15.25
One of the most recognizable protagonists in the series, being featured in the widely popular Ezio trilogy of Assassin’s Creed 2, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, and Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Ezio Auditore da Firenze is one of the most expensive cards in the set. Ezio is so popular, he has three separate cards representing different points in his life as an Assassin.
One of the biggest draws for Ezio Auditore da Firenze is it’s the best choice for a commander that lets you play every Assassin featured in the set.Its five color identitylets you play any card, and its effect is perfect for a dedicated Assassin deck.
1Edward Kenway (Showcase Textured Foil) - $108.62
Base Version Price: $29.07
Edward Kenway isn’t just the most valuable card in the set, it’s also one of the best. It turns all tapped Assassins into Treasure token generators, along with solid support for Vehicles. With how strong the card is, Edward Kenway’s price has shot up very high, with even the base version of the card being worth a pretty penny.
If you’re lucky enough to open the textured foil of Edward Kenway’s showcase printing, you just earned yourself a card worth over $100 for your collection. Even if you have the regular version of Edward Kenway in your pack, you still have a rather expensive card for your troubles.
