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    Isildur's Fateful Strike

    Legendary Instant

    Isildur's Fateful Strike

    Illustrated by John Di Giovanni

    EDHREC Rank #9,873
    (You may cast a legendary instant only if you control a legendary creature or planeswalker.) Destroy target creature. If its controller has more than four cards in hand, they exile cards from their hand equal to the difference.

    Isildur cut the Ring from Sauron's hand with the hilt-shard of his father's sword, and Sauron himself was overthrown.

    Rulings (3)

    Other than the casting restriction, the legendary supertype on an instant carries no additional rules. You may cast any number of legendary instants in a turn, and your deck may contain any number of legendary cards (but no more than four of any with the same name).

    Jun 16, 2023

    You can't cast a legendary instant unless you control a legendary creature or a legendary planeswalker. Once you begin to cast a legendary instant, losing control of your legendary creatures and planeswalkers won't affect that spell.

    Jun 16, 2023

    Isildur's Fateful Strike is the first legendary instant. It is subject to the same casting restrictions as existing legendary sorceries, as listed in the following rulings.

    Jun 16, 2023

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    Commander

    Competitive

    Digital

    Community & retro

    Printings (5)

    Isildur's Fateful Strike — The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
    LTR#91$0.28
    The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
    Isildur's Fateful Strike — The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
    LTR#542$1.52
    The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth