---
name: "Cunning Strike"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "FRF"
set_name: "Fate Reforged"
collector_number: "150"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Clint Cearley"
oracle_id: "a01491b7-89c8-4d6e-a516-431440ff3e88"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cunning-strike-frf"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cunning Strike
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Cunning Strike deals 2 damage to target creature and 2 damage to target player or planeswalker.
Draw a card.

> *"L'avversario che blocca il passaggio diviene il passaggio." —Shu Yun, la Tempesta Silenziosa*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Punish the Enemy](/printing/punish-the-enemy-dgm.md) — Instant
2. [Shower of Sparks](/printing/shower-of-sparks-brb.md) — Instant
3. [Twinstrike](/printing/twinstrike-dis.md) — Instant
4. [Lunge](/printing/lunge-mmq.md) — Instant
5. [Broadside Barrage](/printing/broadside-barrage-dft.md) — Instant
6. [Double Cleave](/printing/double-cleave-eve.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fate Reforged (FRF) #150
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Clint Cearley
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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