Strike the Weak Spot
Face the Hydra 12 • common
- Set
- Face the Hydra
- Collector number
- 12
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jason A. Engle
- Market price
- $0.65
What it does
Destroy target Head. If that Head was elite, the Hydra takes an extra turn after this one.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Strike the Weak Spot was released in 2014 as part of the Face the Hydra challenge deck for Magic: The Gathering. This set was designed as an innovative cooperative experience where players work together to defeat a specialized deck representing a mythical creature, rather than competing against one another. The card itself functions as a sorcery within this unique encounter, reflecting the mechanical theme of identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in the Hydra's multi-headed structure.
The artwork was commissioned from fantasy illustrator Jason A. Engle, whose work frequently appears in the Magic: The Gathering card game. Engle aimed to capture the visceral intensity of combat against a legendary beast, utilizing sharp, dynamic imagery to emphasize the card's theme of precision in battle. Upon its release, the card and the Face the Hydra deck were generally received as a creative departure from standard competitive play, lauded for providing a structured, thematic narrative for casual group sessions.
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