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Force Spike

First printed in Legends (1994)

All 12 prints

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  • Arena Anthology 3 (AA3) #5, 2025 (digital)
  • The List (PLST) #DDJ-14, 2024
  • Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #780, 2021 (digital)
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM) #31395, 2013 (digital)
  • Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari (DDJ) #14, 2012
  • Masters Edition III (ME3) #36, 2009 (digital)
  • Friday Night Magic 2007 (F07) #12, 2007
  • Seventh Edition (7ED) #76, 2001
  • Seventh Edition (7ED) #76★, 2001
  • World Championship Decks 1998 (WC98) #rb58b, 1998
  • Fifth Edition (5ED) #88, 1997
  • Legends (LEG) #58, 1994

Force Spike

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays 1 generic.

Illustrated by
Bryon Wackwitz

Legality

Legal in
Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Premodern, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in
Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Standard Brawl

Ruling (1)
  • The payment is optional.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Duel Commander In 4 of 10 decks (40.0%), most in Aminatou, the Fateshifter

Staple: main deck, 36% of decks (#26) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
41.7%
▼ 3.3 vs previous 7 days
10 Aug: 23.1% 17 Aug: 28.3% 24 Aug: 34.4% 31 Aug: 36.1% 7 Sep: 32.4% 14 Sep: 27.0% 21 Sep: 35.5% 28 Sep: 31.0% 5 Oct: 40.0% 12 Oct: 32.3% 19 Oct: 45.0% 26 Oct: 41.7%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
5
5 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug23.1%
17 Aug28.3%
24 Aug34.4%
31 Aug36.1%
7 Sep32.4%
14 Sep27.0%
21 Sep35.5%
28 Sep31.0%
5 Oct40.0%
12 Oct32.3%
19 Oct45.0%
26 Oct41.7%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Aminatou, the Fateshifter 20.0% 100%
Glarb, Calamity's Augur 10.0% 100%
Niv-Mizzet, Parun 10.0% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Mana Leak100%2.4
Otawara, Soaring City100%2.4
Spell Snare100%2.4
Daze100%2.4
Wash Away100%2.4
Mental Misstep100%2.4
Gitaxian Probe100%2.4
Polluted Delta100%1.7
Misty Rainforest100%1.5
Flooded Strand100%1.3
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

No results yet.

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Whoah, 		1 main 5-0
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Professor-Rex, 		1 main 5-0
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Professor-Rex, 		1 main 5-0
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Betosore, 		1 main 5-0

Vintage No decks in this period

No decks with this card in this period.

Pauper No decks in this period

Staple: main deck, 3% of decks (#151) (last 120 days)

No decks with this card in this period.

Premodern No decks in this period

No decks with this card in this period.

Commander No decks in this period

No decks with this card in this period.