Wei Assassins
Creature — Human Soldier Assassin
When this creature enters, target opponent chooses a creature they control. Destroy that creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Portal Three Kingdoms
- Price
- $8.92
- EDHREC rank
- #25002
Wei Assassins enters the battlefield and immediately kills a creature — no combat step required, no conditions to meet. The catch is the symmetric drawback: each opponent also destroys a creature they control, which makes Wei Assassins a liability in pods where opponents want things dead.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Wei Assassins is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — formats where it sees essentially zero competitive play. In Commander, the enter-the-battlefield trigger has niche appeal in aristocrats shells or decks that can flicker it repeatedly, but the symmetry undercuts the value badly in a four-player game where you're handing three opponents a free sacrifice outlet. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a five-mana creature with a conditional, symmetrical removal effect when instant-speed interaction exists at a fraction of the cost. Wei Assassins is a curiosity in those formats, not a contender.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
If the goal is ETB creature removal in Commander, Shriekmaw does the job at instant speed via evoke for two mana and carries a better body when hardcast. Ravenous Chupacabra hits any creature an opponent controls for four mana with no drawback — strictly cleaner than Wei Assassins for most purposes and widely available under a dollar.
Price Context
Current price
$8.92 mid tier
At $8.92, Wei Assassins sits in mid-tier pricing driven entirely by collector demand for the Portal Three Kingdoms print run, not by gameplay merit. The card doesn't hold value on power — it holds value on scarcity, so unless you're building a Portal Three Kingdoms set collection or chasing the aesthetic, the price has no relationship to what it does on the table.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.