---
name: "Impractical Joke"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "119"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Caroline Gariba"
oracle_id: "c8da73ed-2834-4094-8723-a4ad75660290"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/impractical-joke-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Impractical Joke
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Damage can't be prevented this turn. Impractical Joke deals 3 damage to up to one target creature or planeswalker.

> *Los alumnos de Strixhaven tienen sentido del humor, pero los espíritus de la Edad de Sangre no.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Playful Shove](/printing/playful-shove-blb.md) — Sorcery
2. [Fear, Fire, Foes!](/printing/fear-fire-foes-ltr.md) — Sorcery
3. [Call In a Professional](/printing/call-in-a-professional-snc.md) — Instant
4. [Traumatic Prank](/printing/traumatic-prank-ysnc.md) — Sorcery
5. [A-Ready to Rumble](/printing/a-ready-to-rumble-snc.md) — Instant
6. [Mugging](/printing/mugging-gtc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #119
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Caroline Gariba
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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