---
name: "Pinecone Strike"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "107"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Javier Charro"
oracle_id: "961e3023-39ea-4141-99b6-738280a2815d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pinecone-strike-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Pinecone Strike
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one or both —
• Pinecone Strike deals 3 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
• Destroy target artifact token.

> *Las piñas estallaron en el suelo, en medio del círculo de lobos, y arrojaron chispas coloreadas y humo.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Puncturing Blow](/printing/puncturing-blow-akr.md) — Sorcery
2. [Agate Assault](/printing/agate-assault-blb.md) — Sorcery
3. [Flame-Blessed Bolt](/printing/flame-blessed-bolt-j25.md) — Instant
4. [Cast into the Fire](/printing/cast-into-the-fire-ltr.md) — Instant
5. [Annihilating Fire](/printing/annihilating-fire-rtr.md) — Instant
6. [Scorchmark](/printing/scorchmark-rna.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #107
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Javier Charro
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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