---
name: "Ajani's Response"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "6"
rarity: "common"
artist: "April Prime"
oracle_id: "bf7ec320-64bb-46ca-aac0-ca3d4224b69e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ajanis-response-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ajani's Response
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {3} less to cast if it targets a tapped creature.
Destroy target creature.

> *Zwar wollte Ajani seine Axt nicht mehr in die Schlacht führen, aber gleichzeitig konnte er seinen Instinkt, die Schutzbedürftigen zu retten, nicht unterdrücken.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #6
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** April Prime
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`