Brute Strength
Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins 35 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins
- Collector number
- 35
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Target creature gets +3/+1 and gains trample until end of turn. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Brute Strength was introduced to the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem in the 2017 Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins release. As a common-rarity instant, it was designed to provide aggressive, cost-effective combat utility, fitting the thematic speed and ferocity typically associated with Red-aligned Goblin decks. The card mechanically mirrors the 'pump spell' archetype, granting both a power and toughness boost alongside the trample keyword, which is essential for pushing damage through blockers in the back-and-forth tension of a duel deck environment.
The artwork for this specific iteration was crafted by illustrator Daarken, who has contributed extensively to the game's visual identity. In this piece, the artist aimed to capture a visceral moment of magical enhancement, focusing on the raw intensity of the creature portrayed. The design emphasizes the aggressive, high-pressure playstyle inherent to the Goblin tribe within this deck pairing, and the card was generally received as a functional, straightforward staple for limited-format play and thematic tribal decks.
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