Strength of Arms
Shadows over Innistrad 40 • common
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Collector number
- 40
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- John Stanko
- Market price
- $0.05
What it does
Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. If you control an Equipment, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.
"We fight not for Avacyn, but for her ideals; not for the church, but for its people."— Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
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
Strength of Arms was released in 2016 as part of the Shadows over Innistrad set for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to support the set's central themes of horror and human resistance, providing a mechanical boost to creatures while reinforcing the 'Humans matter' archetype that defined the white color identity within the Innistrad block. It functions as a combat trick, reflecting the desperate, coordinated defense of a populace under siege by eldritch horrors.
The artwork was created by illustrator Johannes Voss, who sought to capture a moment of divine or martial inspiration amid the gloom of the setting. The illustration depicts a soldier empowered by a spectral light, aligning with the gothic horror aesthetic that Wizards of the Coast established for the plane of Innistrad. The card was well-received by players for its efficiency in limited formats, where it provided both a damage increase and a token-generation effect that fit seamlessly into white-aggressive deck strategies.
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