---
name: "Seifer, Balamb Rival"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Mercenary"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Goad", "First strike"]
set: "FIC"
set_name: "Final Fantasy Commander"
collector_number: "451"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Lius Lasahido"
oracle_id: "417b9d9c-0a67-4554-a275-a6ae15a04bfb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/seifer-balamb-rival-fic"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Seifer, Balamb Rival
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Mercenary
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Goad, First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike
Whenever you attack a player, goad target creature that player controls.
Whenever a creature attacking one of your opponents becomes blocked by two or more creatures, that attacking creature gains deathtouch until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Squall, Gunblade Duelist](/printing/squall-gunblade-duelist-fic.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Mercenary
2. [Renegade Warlord](/printing/renegade-warlord-plst.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Seifer Almasy](/printing/seifer-almasy-fin.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Knight
4. [Master of Arms](/printing/master-of-arms-wth.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Odric, Master Tactician](/printing/odric-master-tactician-c20.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Altac Bloodseeker](/printing/altac-bloodseeker-m15.md) — Creature — Human Berserker

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #451
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Lius Lasahido

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