---
name: "Whirling Strike"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "BRO"
set_name: "The Brothers' War"
collector_number: "157"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Aaron J. Riley"
oracle_id: "6b37b0ef-7e89-447f-a189-b3ea7b42143f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/whirling-strike-bro"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike and trample until end of turn.

> *„Ich vertraue Wüstenstahl in der Hand eines Fallaji jederzeit mehr als einer seelenlosen Maschine."
—Hajar, Mishras Leibwächter*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Fervent Strike](/printing/fervent-strike-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Frantic Confrontation](/printing/frantic-confrontation-tle.md) — Instant
3. [Thunder Strike](/printing/thunder-strike-m11.md) — Instant
4. [Sure Strike](/printing/sure-strike-m21.md) — Instant
5. [Precise Strike](/printing/precise-strike-aer.md) — Instant
6. [Zealous Strike](/printing/zealous-strike-plst.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Brothers' War (BRO) #157
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Aaron J. Riley
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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