---
name: "Flourishing Strike"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Entwine"]
set: "MH2"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 2"
collector_number: "159"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jim Pavelec"
oracle_id: "98c44298-7b6a-4f98-bcb7-1a63a4c29f87"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/flourishing-strike-mh2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Flourishing Strike
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Entwine

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Flourishing Strike deals 5 damage to target creature with flying.
• Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
Entwine {2}{G} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Branching Bolt](/printing/branching-bolt-hop.md) — Instant
2. [Wing Puncture](/printing/wing-puncture-som.md) — Instant
3. [Crushing Canopy](/printing/crushing-canopy-jmp.md) — Instant
4. [Choose Your Weapon](/printing/choose-your-weapon-afr.md) — Instant
5. [Shredding Winds](/printing/shredding-winds-ths.md) — Instant
6. [Crushing Vines](/printing/crushing-vines-2xm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #159
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jim Pavelec
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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