Death Stroke
Stronghold 57 • common
- Set
- Stronghold
- Collector number
- 57
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Colin MacNeil
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Destroy target tapped creature.
For a sharp second, Selenia froze, and Crovax's blade found home. As the angel shattered like glass, Crovax felt his mind collapse—the curse had been fulfilled.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Death Stroke was released in 1998 as part of the Stronghold expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the fourteenth set in the game's history, Stronghold was designed to conclude the Rath Cycle, introducing mechanics like the 'buyback' ability. The card itself reflects the dark, high-fantasy aesthetic prevalent in late 90s Wizards of the Coast art, focusing on the tactical utility of creature removal within the game's black-aligned color pie.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Christopher Rush, a foundational figure in Magic: The Gathering’s early visual identity who is perhaps most famous for illustrating the original Black Lotus. In designing this piece, Rush leaned into the grim, lethal theme suggested by the card's name, utilizing a stark, illustrative style that defined the visual language of the game during its formative years. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, if standard, removal tool, noted for its thematic alignment with the mechanically aggressive black decks of the era.
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About Death Stroke
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