---
name: "Pedal to the Metal"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "DFT"
set_name: "Aetherdrift"
collector_number: "141"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Anthony Devine"
oracle_id: "22196948-9f30-4fcd-b43b-c7f81a0f4f36"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pedal-to-the-metal-dft"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Pedal to the Metal
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +X/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.

> *À la place des freins, les Casse-cou installèrent une deuxième pédale d'accélérateur.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sure Strike](/printing/sure-strike-m21.md) — Instant
2. [Fervent Strike](/printing/fervent-strike-plst.md) — Instant
3. [Precise Strike](/printing/precise-strike-aer.md) — Instant
4. [Rise to the Challenge](/printing/rise-to-the-challenge-bng.md) — Instant
5. [Frantic Confrontation](/printing/frantic-confrontation-tle.md) — Instant
6. [Kindled Fury](/printing/kindled-fury-m13.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aetherdrift (DFT) #141
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Anthony Devine
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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