Scattering Stroke
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{U}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Commander 2011 #60 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.43 USD
Counter target spell. Clash with an opponent. If you win, at the beginning of your next main phase, you may add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value.)
Scattering Stroke has 2 printings, first in Lorwyn (2007). EDHREC ranks it #13,000 among Commander cards. It appears most in Marvo, Deep Operative decks (6,614 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Scattering Stroke
- Political Puppets - Commander 2011, led by Zedruu the Greathearted
Commanders that run Scattering Stroke most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Marvo, Deep Operative: 6,614 decks
- Gustha Ebbasdotter: 15 decks
Often played with Scattering Stroke
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You can't add just some of the mana. You either add all the mana or none of it.
- : You decide whether or not to add that much {C} as the delayed triggered ability resolves at the beginning of your next main phase. You don't decide before then.