---
name: "Steal Strength"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PCY"
set_name: "Prophecy"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "common"
artist: "D. Alexander Gregory"
oracle_id: "e67434e6-5408-416a-be19-64291fca8e3e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/steal-strength-pcy"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Steal Strength
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Another target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Consume Strength](/printing/consume-strength-ddm.md) — Instant
2. [Leeching Bite](/printing/leeching-bite-nph.md) — Instant
3. [Skulduggery](/printing/skulduggery-otj.md) — Instant
4. [Rookie Mistake](/printing/rookie-mistake-m21.md) — Instant
5. [Subtle Strike](/printing/subtle-strike-znr.md) — Instant
6. [Rites of Reaping](/printing/rites-of-reaping-rtr.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Prophecy (PCY) #79
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** D. Alexander Gregory
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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