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Cards/Nemesis/Stronghold Gambit

Stronghold Gambit

{1}{R}

Sorcery

Nemesis·nem #100·Rare·2000·Art by Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt
StandardNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Stronghold Gambit
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Oracle Text

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.

Print Details

Set
Nemesis (NEM)
Number
#100
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt
Frame
1997
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$5.32
USD Foil
$28.41
EUR
€10.44
EUR Foil
€29.13
MTGO Tix
5.65

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings2

10/4/2004·wotc

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

10/4/2004·wotc

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.

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