---
name: "Brute Force"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "PLC-116"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Wayne Reynolds"
oracle_id: "9880ba09-d5b8-4675-bfb4-2161d86d2d41"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/brute-force-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Brute Force
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

> *Blood, bone, and sinew are magnified, as is the rage that drives them. The brain, however, remains unchanged—a little bean, swinging by a strand in a cavernous, raving head.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Infuriate](/printing/infuriate-sta.md) — Instant
2. [Rush of Blood](/printing/rush-of-blood-avr.md) — Instant
3. [Bull Rush](/printing/bull-rush-wwk.md) — Instant
4. [Antagonize](/printing/antagonize-snc.md) — Instant
5. [Enrage](/printing/enrage-8ed.md) — Instant
6. [Fists of the Anvil](/printing/fists-of-the-anvil-10e.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #PLC-116
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Wayne Reynolds
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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