---
name: "Cunning Maneuver"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "TLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
collector_number: "130"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Robin Har"
oracle_id: "96335212-ec57-4beb-bab1-11c8eaa62119"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cunning-maneuver-tla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cunning Maneuver
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn.
Create a Clue token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

> *"Is that all you got? Man, they'll make anyone an admiral these days."
—Aang*

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3. [Brute Force](/printing/brute-force-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Reckless Ransacking](/printing/reckless-ransacking-ecl.md) — Instant
5. [Fire Nation Raider](/printing/fire-nation-raider-tla.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Blazing Crescendo](/printing/blazing-crescendo-msh.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #130
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Robin Har
- **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`