---
name: "Radiant Smite"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Cycling"]
set: "YLCI"
set_name: "Alchemy: Ixalan"
collector_number: "3"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "John Tedrick"
oracle_id: "7c3bf598-070a-4f34-bcfb-7530aa58405a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/radiant-smite-ylci"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Radiant Smite
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Cycling

## Oracle Text
Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater. If you weren't the starting player, you gain 4 life.
Cycling {W}
When you cycle Radiant Smite, if you weren't the starting player, you gain 2 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Radiant's Judgment](/printing/radiants-judgment-j22.md) — Instant
2. [Gallant Strike](/printing/gallant-strike-dft.md) — Instant
3. [Triumphant Surge](/printing/triumphant-surge-thb.md) — Instant
4. [Radiant Strike](/printing/radiant-strike-eoe.md) — Instant
5. [Smite the Monstrous](/printing/smite-the-monstrous-isd.md) — Instant
6. [Sylvan Smite](/printing/sylvan-smite-ybro.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Ixalan (YLCI) #3
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** John Tedrick

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