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Seize the Initiative

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Scars of Mirrodin·som #20·Common·2010·Art by Steve Argyle
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Seize the Initiative
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Oracle Text

Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains first strike until end of turn.

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

Print Details

Set
Scars of Mirrodin (SOM)
Number
#20
Rarity
Common
Artist
Steve Argyle
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.11
USD Foil
$0.15
EUR
€0.05
EUR Foil
€0.20
MTGO Tix
0.04

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings1

1/1/2011·wotc

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.

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