---
name: "Righteous Blow"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "AVR"
set_name: "Avacyn Restored"
collector_number: "34"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Clint Cearley"
oracle_id: "bc2bf46f-2c9b-4f85-b8d6-d13a3b64436d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/righteous-blow-avr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Righteous Blow
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Righteous Blow deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

> *"I mostri non saranno più al sicuro nelle nebbie di Morkrut!" —Bruna, Luce di Alabastro*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Slash of Talons](/printing/slash-of-talons-xln.md) — Instant
2. [Sudden Strike](/printing/sudden-strike-msc.md) — Instant
3. [Rebuke](/printing/rebuke-isd.md) — Instant
4. [Kill Shot](/printing/kill-shot-cn2.md) — Instant
5. [Surge of Righteousness](/printing/surge-of-righteousness-dtk.md) — Instant
6. [Rain of Blades](/printing/rain-of-blades-8ed.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avacyn Restored (AVR) #34
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Clint Cearley
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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