---
name: "Ambush"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "HML"
set_name: "Homelands"
collector_number: "62"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Alan Rabinowitz"
oracle_id: "05828c1e-9185-4b70-94fe-753eacdf45a1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ambush-hml"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ambush
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Blocking creatures gain first strike until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Furious Resistance](/printing/furious-resistance-gtc.md) — Instant
2. [Headlong Rush](/printing/headlong-rush-usg.md) — Instant
3. [Sure Strike](/printing/sure-strike-m21.md) — Instant
4. [Rapid Fire](/printing/rapid-fire-leg.md) — Instant
5. [Rally the Forces](/printing/rally-the-forces-mbs.md) — Instant
6. [Coordinated Assault](/printing/coordinated-assault-e01.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Homelands (HML) #62
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Alan Rabinowitz
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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