---
name: "Sudden Impact"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "9ED"
set_name: "Ninth Edition"
collector_number: "222"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Simon Bisley"
oracle_id: "2bf65e7d-6d31-4ad6-93cd-623612d3175d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sudden-impact-9ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sudden Impact
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Sudden Impact deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.

> *"Some say it's better to think before you act. While those people are considering all the options, that's usually when I kill them."
—Dravus, lava mage*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Storm Seeker](/printing/storm-seeker-leg.md) — Instant
2. [Gaze of Adamaro](/printing/gaze-of-adamaro-sok.md) — Instant — Arcane
3. [Fateful Showdown](/printing/fateful-showdown-kld.md) — Instant
4. [Spiraling Embers](/printing/spiraling-embers-sok.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
5. [Friendly Fire](/printing/friendly-fire-frf.md) — Instant
6. [Deal Damage](/printing/deal-damage-unh.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ninth Edition (9ED) #222
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Simon Bisley
- **Total Printings:** 49 across all historical editions

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