---
name: "Mardu Heart-Piercer"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Archer"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Raid"]
set: "DDN"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning"
collector_number: "13"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "e4b15cba-9cd7-422d-9ca6-39243bf67dca"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mardu-heart-piercer-ddn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Mardu Heart-Piercer
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Archer
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Raid

## Oracle Text
Raid — When this creature enters, if you attacked this turn, this creature deals 2 damage to any target.

> *"Those who have never ridden before the wind do not know the true joy of war."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gorehorn Raider](/printing/gorehorn-raider-fdn.md) — Creature — Minotaur Pirate
2. [Arrow Storm](/printing/arrow-storm-plst.md) — Sorcery
3. [Storm Fleet Pyromancer](/printing/storm-fleet-pyromancer-2x2.md) — Creature — Human Pirate Wizard
4. [Swaggering Corsair](/printing/swaggering-corsair-rix.md) — Creature — Human Pirate
5. [Shocking Sharpshooter](/printing/shocking-sharpshooter-tdm.md) — Creature — Human Archer
6. [Mardu Skullhunter](/printing/mardu-skullhunter-ktk.md) — Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning (DDN) #13
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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