---
name: "Wolf Strike"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "VOW"
set_name: "Innistrad: Crimson Vow"
collector_number: "228"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Wisnu Tan"
oracle_id: "34237f39-1db3-4b3d-b87b-5fd1fbd5462a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wolf-strike-vow"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Wolf Strike
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature you control gets +2/+0 until end of turn if it's night. Then it deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control.

> *Tovolar's howlpack had scattered, but the Dire-Strain survivors were still on the hunt.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Moonlight Hunt](/printing/moonlight-hunt-j22.md) — Instant
2. [Olivia's Midnight Ambush](/printing/olivias-midnight-ambush-dbl.md) — Instant
3. [Nightpack Ambusher](/printing/nightpack-ambusher-m20.md) — Creature — Wolf
4. [Howling Moon](/printing/howling-moon-dbl.md) — Enchantment
5. [Spirit of the Hunt](/printing/spirit-of-the-hunt-sir.md) — Creature — Wolf Spirit
6. [Darkthicket Wolf](/printing/darkthicket-wolf-isd.md) — Creature — Wolf

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #228
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Wisnu Tan
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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