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Stronghold Gambit

{1}{R}

Sorcery

NEMNemesis#100rare
Foil
Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
~1 in 44–4400
Illustrator
Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt
Found in
Nemesis Booster Pack
Printings1
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Each player chooses a card in their hand. Then each player reveals their chosen card. The owner of each creature card revealed this way with the lowest mana value puts it onto the battlefield.
Market · per finishspark updated 14h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$5.32
$12.75 low$3.75 gap
Foil+0.0%
$28.41
$39.99 low$15.99 gap
Cheapest playable copy$5.32· across 1 printing

Rulings

2 · latest Oct 4, 2004 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    Creature cards which are revealed but are not the lowest cost, or any non-creature cards revealed remain in their owners’ hands and stop being revealed.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    You don’t have to choose a creature card, but choosing a non creature does nothing except maybe bluff your opponent.