Disdainful Stroke
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #82 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.51 USD
Counter target spell with mana value 4 or greater.
Disdainful Stroke has 14 printings, first in Khans of Tarkir (2014). EDHREC ranks it #2,358 among Commander cards. It appears most in Baral, Chief of Compliance decks (2,735 on EDHREC). 2 public decks on TCG run it. It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run Disdainful Stroke
- Breed Lethality - Commander 2016, led by Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
- Breed Lethality - Commander Anthology Volume II, led by Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
Commanders that run Disdainful Stroke most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Baral, Chief of Compliance: 2,735 decks
- Talrand, Sky Summoner: 2,288 decks
- Prismari, the Inspiration: 920 decks
- Namor the Sub-Mariner: 306 decks
- Edric, Spymaster of Trest: 293 decks
- The Council of Four: 252 decks
- Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive: 241 decks
- Aegar, the Freezing Flame: 203 decks
Often played with Disdainful Stroke
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, use the value chosen for X when determining the spell's mana value.
- : A face-down spell has mana value 0 and can't be targeted by Disdainful Stroke.
Printings
- Wilds of Eldraine #47
- Streets of New Capenna #39
- Time Spiral Remastered #307
- Kaldheim #54
- Guilds of Ravnica #37
- Commander Anthology Volume II #40
- Commander 2016 #88
- Khans of Tarkir #37
- Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #17
- Cowboy Bebop #2
- Friday Night Magic 2015 #2
- Magic Online Promos #55785
- Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #82
- Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #147