MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #40

Strength of Arms

soi·#40·common·nonfoil

Illus. John Stanko

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wishlisted

Apr '16

10 yr ago

Value

$0.11+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.11 · low $0.10

NM$0.11

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.10–$0.12modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.11low $0.03range 266.7%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #20,413 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.32

Nonfoil$0.11

Gameplay

Instant

Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. If you control an Equipment, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.

"We fight not for Avacyn, but for her ideals; not for the church, but for its people." —Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2020-08-07wotc

The Human Soldier token that you'll create can't be the target to get +2/+2.

2020-08-07wotc

You'll create only one token, no matter how many Equipment you control beyond the first.

2020-08-07wotc

You'll create a Human Soldier token if you control any Equipment, not just one attached to the target creature, or even to any creature at all.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.11. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.11 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SOI — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil 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 #40 of *Shadows over Innistrad*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2016 Shadows over Innistrad release.

Card type: Instant, color identity white, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {W} (1 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #20,413 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by John Stanko. Rarix catalogs 321 other cards credited to this artist.