---
name: "Strength of Arms"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "SIR"
set_name: "Shadows over Innistrad Remastered"
collector_number: "47"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Stanko"
oracle_id: "40ff84c7-cd72-49a6-86ba-a8d23c819ee7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/strength-of-arms-sir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. If you control an Equipment, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Resolute Strike](/printing/resolute-strike-znr.md) — Instant
2. [Sacred Armory](/printing/sacred-armory-m15.md) — Artifact
3. [Infantry Veteran](/printing/infantry-veteran-vis.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Battlefield Improvisation](/printing/battlefield-improvisation-acr.md) — Instant
5. [Veteran Armorsmith](/printing/veteran-armorsmith-m10.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Veteran Armorer](/printing/veteran-armorer-mma.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR) #47
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Stanko
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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