---
name: "Scattering Stroke"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Clash"]
set: "CMD"
set_name: "Commander 2011"
collector_number: "60"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Franz Vohwinkel"
oracle_id: "314a9604-34ec-4529-bd14-7b63be28669f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scattering-stroke-cmd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Scattering Stroke
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Clash

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell. Clash with an opponent. If you win, at the beginning of your next main phase, you may add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Broken Ambitions](/printing/broken-ambitions-lrw.md) — Instant
2. [Clash of Wills](/printing/clash-of-wills-f16.md) — Instant
3. [Scatter Arc](/printing/scatter-arc-gtc.md) — Instant
4. [Counterlash](/printing/counterlash-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Mana Drain](/printing/mana-drain-prm.md) — Instant
6. [Disdainful Stroke](/printing/disdainful-stroke-grn.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2011 (CMD) #60
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Franz Vohwinkel
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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