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    Lightning Blow

    Instant

    Lightning Blow

    Illustrated by Harold McNeill

    EDHREC Rank #27,484
    Reserved List
    Target creature gains first strike until end of turn. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

    "If you do it right, they'll never know what hit them." —General Jarkeld, the Arctic Fox

    Rulings (2)

    You may target any creature, not just one that doesn’t have first strike. If the targeted creature already has first strike as Lightning Blow resolves, Lightning Blow won’t affect it (since multiple instances of first strike are redundant), but you’ll still draw a card at the beginning of the next turn’s upkeep.

    Oct 1, 2009

    If the targeted creature doesn’t have first strike, granting it first strike after combat damage has been dealt in the first combat damage step won’t prevent it from dealing combat damage. It will still assign and deal its combat damage in the second combat damage step.

    Oct 1, 2009

    Legality

    Formats by platform

    Commander

    Competitive

    Community & retro

    Printings (2)

    Lightning Blow — Masters Edition III
    ME3#18
    Masters Edition III
    Lightning Blow — Ice Age
    ICE#42$1.00
    Ice Age