---
name: "Death Stroke"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "STH"
set_name: "Stronghold"
collector_number: "57"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Colin MacNeil"
oracle_id: "3ebaa91f-5cbf-4a82-9759-9bd4d93a3e87"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/death-stroke-sth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Death Stroke
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Destroy target tapped creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Assassinate](/printing/assassinate-cns.md) — Sorcery
2. [Asphyxiate](/printing/asphyxiate-bng.md) — Sorcery
3. [Vengeance](/printing/vengeance-7ed.md) — Sorcery
4. [Impale](/printing/impale-rix.md) — Sorcery
5. [Take Vengeance](/printing/take-vengeance-plst.md) — Sorcery
6. [Royal Assassin](/printing/royal-assassin-dmr.md) — Creature — Human Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Stronghold (STH) #57
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Colin MacNeil
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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