Sure Strike
Foundations 209 • common
- Set
- Foundations
- Collector number
- 209
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Izzy
- Market price
- $0.14
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.)
"Everyone has a weak spot."
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sure Strike, numbered 209 in the Foundations set, represents the core mechanics and illustrative identity of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Released as part of an foundational expansion designed to provide a consistent baseline for new and returning players, the card serves as a mechanical staple representing a combat trick. Its creation was intended to simplify the player experience while maintaining the strategic depth inherent to the game's long-running combat system.
The visual design of Sure Strike follows the established artistic guidelines of the modern era of the game, focusing on clarity of action and the representation of instantaneous magical effects. Illustrators within the game's production cycle are tasked with emphasizing the specific keyword action—in this case, first strike—to ensure that the card's function is intuitively understood by players during gameplay. The card has been received as a functional utility piece, valued more for its reliable performance in limited formats than for its rarity or aesthetic departure.
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