---
name: "Siege Smash"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Split second"]
set: "MH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3"
collector_number: "136"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Joshua Cairos"
oracle_id: "4e07d30a-d29a-49bc-ab49-41ea4116a18c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/siege-smash-mh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Siege Smash
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Split second

## Oracle Text
Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Target creature gets +3/+2 and gains trample until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sudden Shock](/printing/sudden-shock-mma.md) — Instant
2. [Krosan Grip](/printing/krosan-grip-tsr.md) — Instant
3. [Sudden Death](/printing/sudden-death-tsp.md) — Instant
4. [Word of Seizing](/printing/word-of-seizing-cm2.md) — Instant
5. [Clear, Fair Magic](/printing/clear-fair-magic-unk.md) — Instant
6. [Sudden Edict](/printing/sudden-edict-mh2.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #136
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Joshua Cairos
- **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: `not_legal`