Pistus Strike
Card Information
Type: Instant
Mana Cost: 2
CMC: 3
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Mirrodin Besieged (MBS)
Rarity: Common
Collector Number: 86
Oracle Text
Destroy target creature with flying. Its controller gets a poison counter.
Format Legalities
duel(Legal)
brawl(Not Legal)
penny(Legal)
predh(Legal)
future(Not Legal)
legacy(Legal)
modern(Legal)
pauper(Legal)
alchemy(Not Legal)
pioneer(Not Legal)
vintage(Legal)
historic(Not Legal)
standard(Not Legal)
timeless(Not Legal)
commander(Legal)
gladiator(Not Legal)
oldschool(Not Legal)
premodern(Not Legal)
oathbreaker(Legal)
standardbrawl(Not Legal)
paupercommander(Legal)
Related Cards
Pistus Strike(Instant)
Poison Counter(Card)
Card Rulings
- July 1, 2013
If the creature with flying regenerates or has indestructible, its controller will still get a poison counter.
Source: wotc - June 1, 2011
If the creature is an illegal target when Pistus Strike tries to resolve, the spell doesn’t resolve. No player gets a poison counter.
Source: wotc
Price History
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