Magic: The Gathering

Zealous Strike

The List CN2-101 • common

Set: The List
Collector number: CN2-101
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana white mana
Type: Instant
Colors: White
Artist: Bud Cook
Market price: $0.28

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$0.28market price via TCGplayer · Aug 17, 2026$0.15 – $0.28 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As an instant, Zealous Strike offers the flexibility to influence combat unexpectedly, providing a sudden boost that can turn a disadvantageous trade into a favorable outcome. While its status as a common makes it a frequent find for collectors, its utility in shaping the flow of a game ensures it remains a practical and valued inclusion in any collection.

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Card face

What it does

Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains first strike until end of turn.

"Cower, fiend. The night is yours no longer."

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Zealous Strike was originally printed in the Magic: The Gathering expansion set Conspiracy: Take the Crown, released in 2016. The set was designed specifically for draft formats, focusing on multiplayer dynamics and political maneuvering within a game. The card functions as an instant, providing a tactical combat trick that can shift the outcome of a skirmish by granting a creature both first strike and a power boost.

The artwork was provided by Bud Cook, an illustrator known for his contributions to the Magic: The Gathering card pool during that era. His depiction captures a moment of sudden, aggressive martial engagement, adhering to the game's high-fantasy aesthetic. As a common card, it was widely distributed, eventually appearing on The List, a curated selection of reprints that Wizards of the Coast inserts into random booster packs to introduce older cards to newer players.

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About

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