First printed in Lorwyn Eclipsed (2026)
Pyrrhic Strike 

Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may blight 2. (You may put two -1/-1 counters on a creature you control.)
Choose one. If this spell's additional cost was paid, choose both instead.
• Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
• Destroy target creature with mana value 3 or greater.
In the last 30 days 11.6% of Standard decks played it (11 of 95). Most played in Orzhov Lifegain.
Staple
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Standard staples:
sideboard, 12% of decks (#17)
White, Instants, Removal, Creature removal, Artifact removal, Enchantment removal
Last 120 days of MTGO results.
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Legal
- Pioneer Legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Not legal
- Future Standard Legal
- Historic Legal
- Timeless Legal
- Alchemy Legal
- Penny Dreadful Not legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Not legal
- PreDH Not legal
- Tiny Leaders Legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Legal
- Standard Brawl Legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal