---
name: "Strafe"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "PLS"
set_name: "Planeshift"
collector_number: "73"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jim Nelson"
oracle_id: "6ac7990b-b86e-4725-974c-d6affa2af2f9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/strafe-pls"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Strafe
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Strafe deals 3 damage to target nonred creature.

> *„Also los, erleuchtet sie" —Gerrard*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Strangle](/printing/strangle-snc.md) — Sorcery
2. [Ragefire](/printing/ragefire-rna.md) — Sorcery
3. [Repulsor Rays](/printing/repulsor-rays-msc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Direct Hit](/printing/direct-hit-trc.md) — Sorcery
5. [Fire Ambush](/printing/fire-ambush-ptk.md) — Sorcery
6. [Bombard](/printing/bombard-rix.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planeshift (PLS) #73
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jim Nelson
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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