---
name: "Skillful Lunge"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "DKA"
set_name: "Dark Ascension"
collector_number: "22"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jason Felix"
oracle_id: "bc730e60-b9c2-4c49-b97b-2878be105b04"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skillful-lunge-dka"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Skillful Lunge
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.

> *「勇猛さは、生きる者にとって有能な通貨だ。」――シルバーン守護隊のコスパー・ロウ*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Zealous Strike](/printing/zealous-strike-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Interjection](/printing/interjection-sos.md) — Instant
3. [Seize the Initiative](/printing/seize-the-initiative-som.md) — Instant
4. [Guided Strike](/printing/guided-strike-ima.md) — Instant
5. [Swift Justice](/printing/swift-justice-rtr.md) — Instant
6. [Riverguard's Reflexes](/printing/riverguards-reflexes-ecl.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dark Ascension (DKA) #22
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jason Felix
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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