---
name: "Pistus Strike"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "MBS"
set_name: "Mirrodin Besieged"
collector_number: "86"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jaime Jones"
oracle_id: "138f9daa-19d4-4290-94a7-09e00dbcebb0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pistus-strike-mbs"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Pistus Strike
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target creature with flying. Its controller gets a poison counter.

> *"Even a nuisance such as the pistus fly has a purpose in our new world."
—Glissa*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Plummet](/printing/plummet-dbl.md) — Instant
2. [Pierce the Sky](/printing/pierce-the-sky-dom.md) — Instant
3. [Aerial Predation](/printing/aerial-predation-ima.md) — Instant
4. [Wing Puncture](/printing/wing-puncture-som.md) — Instant
5. [Shredding Winds](/printing/shredding-winds-ths.md) — Instant
6. [Eaten by Spiders](/printing/eaten-by-spiders-avr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin Besieged (MBS) #86
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jaime Jones
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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