First printed in Scars of Mirrodin (2010)
All 2 prints
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The List (PLST) #SOM-80, 2026
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Scars of Mirrodin (SOM) #80, 2010
Tainted Strike 
Instant
Target creature gets +1/+0 and gains infect until end of turn. (It deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In the last 30 days 0.0% of Commander decks played it (3 of 6150). Most played in Black Waltz No. 3.
Combos
43 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Each opponent loses the game: Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar + Tainted Strike
- Each opponent loses the game: Nekusar, the Mindrazer + Tainted Strike + Windfall
- Each opponent loses the game: Super State + Tainted Strike
- Each opponent loses the game: Orcish Bowmasters + Tainted Strike + Windfall
- Each opponent loses the game: Razorkin Needlehead + Tainted Strike + Windfall
- Each opponent loses the game: Fate Unraveler + Tainted Strike + Windfall
- Each opponent loses the game: Kederekt Parasite + Tainted Strike + Windfall
- Each opponent loses the game: Heartless Hidetsugu + Tainted Strike
- Each opponent loses the game: Echo of Eons + Nekusar, the Mindrazer + Tainted Strike
- Each opponent loses the game: Echo of Eons + Razorkin Needlehead + Tainted Strike
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Not legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Not legal
- Timeless Not legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Not legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Not legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Legal
- PreDH Legal
- Tiny Leaders Legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Not legal
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Not legal
