Pistus Strike
Instant
MBSMirrodin Besieged#86common
Foil
"Even a nuisance such as the pistus fly has a purpose in our new world." —Glissa
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 519
- Illustrator
- Jaime Jones
- Found in
- Mirrodin Besieged Intro Pack Path of Blight · Mirrodin Besieged MTGO Redemption Foil · 5 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Destroy target creature with flying. Its controller gets a poison counter.
Plays as: Spot Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 11h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.09
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.47
$0.25 low$0.05 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.09as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.14L $0.04since Feb 2024$0.01
$0.01
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.47as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.89L $0.36since Feb 2024$0.25
$0.20
$0.05+20% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.09· across 1 printing
Rulings
2 · latest Jul 1, 2013 · one tap opens all
- WotCJul 1, 2013
If the creature with flying regenerates or has indestructible, its controller will still get a poison counter.
- WotCJun 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.