Stronghold Gambit
Nemesis 100 • rare
- Set
- Nemesis
- Collector number
- 100
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt
- Market price
- $11.35
What it does
Each player chooses a card in their hand. Then each player reveals their chosen card. The owner of each creature card revealed this way with the lowest mana value puts it onto the battlefield.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Stronghold Gambit was released in the year 2000 as part of the Nemesis expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the second set in the Urza block, Nemesis aimed to resolve the lingering storylines of the Phyrexians' invasion of the plane of Rath. The card itself reflects the political and military tensions within the stronghold, designed to offer players a tactical advantage by manipulating the flow of combat during the game.
The artwork was illustrated by Daren Bader, a prolific contributor to the game during this era. Bader’s aesthetic for the Nemesis set leaned into atmospheric, high-contrast imagery, attempting to capture the claustrophobic and treacherous nature of the Rathi stronghold. Upon its release, the card was viewed primarily as a niche tool for deck construction, valued more for its thematic contribution to the set's narrative than for its prominence in competitive tournament play.
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