---
name: "Sure Strike"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "XLN"
set_name: "Ixalan"
collector_number: "166"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "fb694e7e-f66e-4958-b6ed-aa74bc9ac43e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sure-strike-xln"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

> *「誰にでも弱点があるわ。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Precise Strike](/printing/precise-strike-aer.md) — Instant
2. [Slaughter Cry](/printing/slaughter-cry-m12.md) — Instant
3. [Thunder Strike](/printing/thunder-strike-m11.md) — Instant
4. [Fervent Strike](/printing/fervent-strike-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Kindled Fury](/printing/kindled-fury-m13.md) — Instant
6. [Pedal to the Metal](/printing/pedal-to-the-metal-dft.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ixalan (XLN) #166
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 74 across all historical editions

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