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Cunning Strike

Card Name

Cunning Strike

Mana Cost

3

Type

Instant

Rarity

Common

rules Text

Cunning Strike deals 2 damage to target creature and 2 damage to target player.Draw a card.

Flavor Text

"The opponent who blocks the path, becomes the path." —Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Standard

Rulings

(11/24/2014)
You can't cast Cunning Strike unless you target both a creature and a player. If one target (but not both) is illegal as Cunning Strike resolves, it deals damage to the remaining legal target and you draw a card. If both targets are illegal, the spell won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't draw a card in that case.