Subtle Strike
The List KLD-100 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- KLD-100
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- David Palumbo
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Choose one or both —
• Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
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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
Subtle Strike first appeared in the Kaladesh set, released in 2016 by Wizards of the Coast as part of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set within a world inspired by artifice and steampunk aesthetics, the card reflects the set's focus on innovative contraptions and the complex political landscape of the city of Ghirapur. As an instant-speed combat trick, it provided players with a versatile tool to modify the power and toughness of creatures, embodying the tactical, shifting nature of the plane's invention-focused conflict.
The card's illustration, credited to artist Johannes Voss, captures the precise, calculated nature of the action described in the card's text. Voss, known for his work across the Magic: The Gathering multiverse, utilized a clean, dynamic style to convey the subtle yet decisive impact of the spell. Upon its release, the card was widely utilized in the limited play environment of Kaladesh, where its ability to shrink an opponent's creature while bolstering one's own made it a staple utility piece for strategic drafting and gameplay.
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