---
name: "Smite"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "STH"
set_name: "Stronghold"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Daren Bader"
oracle_id: "367379f2-e1e4-48e7-b2c0-1003de55adbe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/smite-sth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Destroy target blocked creature.

> *"You've got your childhood wish at last. Now you get to die."
—Gerrard, to Volrath*

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Stronghold (STH) #17
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Daren Bader
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

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