---
name: "Shinen of Stars' Light"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["First strike", "Channel"]
set: "SOK"
set_name: "Saviors of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "28"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jeremy Jarvis"
oracle_id: "d43f813b-3607-4bc3-b996-3dbad6977bd8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shinen-of-stars-light-sok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shinen of Stars' Light
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** First strike, Channel

## Oracle Text
First strike
Channel — {1}{W}, Discard this card: Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lightning Blow](/printing/lightning-blow-me3.md) — Instant
2. [Guided Strike](/printing/guided-strike-ima.md) — Instant
3. [Noble Steeds](/printing/noble-steeds-all.md) — Enchantment
4. [Advance Scout](/printing/advance-scout-tmp.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Scout
5. [Capashen Knight](/printing/capashen-knight-uds.md) — Creature — Human Knight
6. [Icatian Scout](/printing/icatian-scout-me2.md) — Creature — Human Soldier Scout

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) #28
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jeremy Jarvis
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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