wotc
You can't cast Knockout Maneuver unless you choose a creature you control and a creature an opponent controls as targets.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #184
Knockout Maneuver
soa·#184·uncommon·showcase·JA
Illus. Shusaku Sato
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Apr '26
4 mo ago
Value
$7.88+$0 (+4.2%)
30 days high $7.12 · low $6.49
NM$6.88
LP—
MP—
HP—
DMG—
$6.36–$7.26modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $6.88low $3.48range 97.7%n 45
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #13,122 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control, then it deals damage equal to its power to target creature an opponent controls.
「獅子と一角獣、どちらが勝つと思う？」
――サナールからキーロルへ
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
If either creature is an illegal target as Knockout Maneuver resolves, the creature you control won't deal damage. If the creature you control is an illegal target, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on it even if it's still on the battlefield.
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $6.88. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $3.48 and $6.88 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOA — the lineup includes Showcase alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #184 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive release.
Card type: Sorcery, color identity green, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{G} (3 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #13,122 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Shusaku Sato. Rarix catalogs 3 other cards credited to this artist.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Shusaku Sato
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