MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #20

Seize the Initiative

som·#20·common·foil

Illus. Steve Argyle

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct '10

16 yr ago

Value

$0.15+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.16 · low $0.14

NM$0.15

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.14–$0.16modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.22low $0.04range 450.0%n 52

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #28,795 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.15

Nonfoil$0.10

Gameplay

Instant

Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains first strike until end of turn.

The time between spotting a leonin shikari and feeling its claws is just time enough to draw your last breath.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2011-01-01wotc

A creature that gains first strike after other creatures with first strike or double strike deal combat damage in the first combat damage step will still deal damage in the second combat damage step.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.15. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.22 across 52 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SOM — 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 #20 of *Scars of Mirrodin*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2010 Scars of Mirrodin 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 in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #28,795 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Steve Argyle. Rarix catalogs 477 other cards credited to this artist.