Magic: The Gathering

Sure Strike

Innistrad: Crimson Vow 179 • common

Set: Innistrad: Crimson Vow
Collector number: 179
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana red mana
Type: Instant
Colors: Red
Artist: Lie Setiawan
Market price: $0.19

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$0.19market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.09 – $0.19 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This common card from the Innistrad: Crimson Vow set provides a classic tactical advantage by granting a creature both a power boost and the first strike ability. Its presence in a deck allows players to turn a seemingly disadvantageous combat encounter into a favorable trade, making it a reliable utility piece for maintaining board control.

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What it does

Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

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Formats

Where you can play it

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Sure Strike was included in the 2021 Magic: The Gathering expansion, Innistrad: Crimson Vow. This set returned players to the gothic horror-themed plane of Innistrad, focusing on the wedding of the vampire Olivia Voldaren. The card serves as a thematic inclusion within the red color identity, representing the aggressive, high-stakes atmosphere of a plane beset by supernatural threats.

The card features an illustration by Titus Lunter, who has contributed art to numerous Magic: The Gathering sets. The design aims to capture the essence of a sudden, precise combat maneuver, consistent with the card's mechanical function of granting a creature a temporary boost in power and the first strike keyword. Like many common-rarity spells in modern sets, it was designed primarily to provide tactical depth for the Limited format, where such combat tricks are essential for navigating board states.

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