First printed in Tempest (1997)
All 9 prints
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Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning (PD2) #25, 2010
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Tenth Edition (10E) #241, 2007
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Ninth Edition (9ED) #222, 2005
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Ninth Edition (9ED) #222★, 2005
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Eighth Edition (8ED) #226, 2003
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Eighth Edition (8ED) #226★, 2003
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Seventh Edition (7ED) #223, 2001
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Seventh Edition (7ED) #223★, 2001
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Tempest (TMP) #208, 1997
Instant
Sudden Impact deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.
The *Predator* roared like an unruly beast, and the *Weatherlight* suddenly listed. "No!" screamed Hanna.
- Illustrated by
- Alan Pollack
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Prices
Paper price: €0.13 / $0.16 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 2 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).