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SOMScars of Mirrodin#20common

The time between spotting a leonin shikari and feeling its claws is just time enough to draw your last breath.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Illustrator
Steve Argyle
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains first strike until end of turn.
Plays as:
Combat Trick
Market · per finishtrend updated 5h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil$0.40+166.7%
$0.11 low$0.03 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.05· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$0.05-50.0%30D
30D range$0.05to$0.10Since Feb 2024:H $0.14L $0.02
Foil$0.40+166.7%30D8.00× nonfoil
30D range$0.15to$0.40Since Feb 2024:H $0.40L $0.15

Other printings

1 totalCompare all printings

Found in

5 productsRounded odds
  • Scars of Mirrodin Intro Pack Myr of Mirrodin

    Deck · —

    Nonfoil 2× includedFoil —
  • Scars of Mirrodin MTGO Redemption Foil

    Box Set · —

    Nonfoil —Foil 1+ copies
  • Scars of Mirrodin MTGO Redemption

    Box Set · —

    Nonfoil 1+ copiesFoil —
  • Scars of Mirrodin Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $20.77

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%
  • Scars of Mirrodin Six Card Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · —

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil —

Rulings

1 · latest Jan 1, 2011
  • WotCJan 1, 2011

    A creature that gains first strike after other creatures with first strike or double strike deal combat damage in the first combat damage step will still deal damage in the second combat damage step.