---
name: "Subtle Strike"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "KLD"
set_name: "Kaladesh"
collector_number: "100"
rarity: "common"
artist: "David Palumbo"
oracle_id: "08122109-6287-4d78-9242-2da8a25022b0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/subtle-strike-kld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Choose one or both —
• Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

> *改革派の最高の活動の中には、領事府の鼻先で行われるものもある。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Steal Strength](/printing/steal-strength-pcy.md) — Instant
2. [Azula Always Lies](/printing/azula-always-lies-tla.md) — Instant — Lesson
3. [Skulduggery](/printing/skulduggery-otj.md) — Instant
4. [Lash of Malice](/printing/lash-of-malice-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Leeching Bite](/printing/leeching-bite-nph.md) — Instant
6. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kaladesh (KLD) #100
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** David Palumbo
- **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`