2021-03-19 To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as an evoke cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions
This becomes a 2-for-1 in the late game, though it'll never be that great as a creature
In addition, 9 health is a very significant amount of health gain which more than negates a single use of the highest, single-target, direct damage event in the game: Flame Strike
Broadly I would look to play things like Ravenous Chupacabra over this as they are just more reliable but the ceiling on Assassin is far higher
Only 39 of them exist, and this is the ONLY PSA 10 (perfect condition)
Not very bad, not so exciting