Pistus Strike
Mana cost
Mana value3TypeInstant
Color identity Green
RarityCommon
SetMirrodin Besieged (MBS)
ArtistJaime Jones
Price€0.16 · foil €0.70 · $0.21
Mana value3TypeInstant
Color identity Green
RarityCommon
SetMirrodin Besieged (MBS)
ArtistJaime Jones
Price€0.16 · foil €0.70 · $0.21Pistus Strike
Instant
Destroy target creature with flying. Its controller gets a poison counter.
"Even a nuisance such as the pistus fly has a purpose in our new world." —Glissa
Legality
CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperLegalBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulLegal
Rulings
2013-07-01
If the creature with flying regenerates or has indestructible, its controller will still get a poison counter.
2011-06-01
If the creature is an illegal target when Pistus Strike tries to resolve, the spell doesn’t resolve. No player gets a poison counter.