First printed in Morningtide (2008)
All 8 prints
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Instant
Target creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
"All beings carry the fire inside them. The challenge is to unleash it before they dwindle into oblivion."
—Illulia, flamekin soulstoke
- Illustrated by
- Shelly Wan
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Premodern, Old School 93/94
Ruling (1)
- Giving a creature first strike after creatures with first strike deal combat damage doesn't prevent that creature from dealing combat damage.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO), Premier Draft | 49.2% | -6.4 | -4.9 | 3244 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen