Silverstrike
Instant
Destroy target attacking creature. You gain 3 life.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #25411
Silverstrike destroys a tapped creature and gains you 4 life for four mana — clean, unconditional removal with a relevant life buffer attached. The tap restriction is real, but in most combat-heavy Commander pods it reads close to a sorcery-speed unconditional kill.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Silverstrike competes in a crowded field of white instant-speed removal, and four mana is a steep ask when Swords to Plowshares and Path to Exile exist at one. The tap restriction means it whiffs on blockers and anything with vigilance, which are common in the format. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer the competition is even stiffer — those formats run threats that attack the same turn they land, so Silverstrike's window opens too rarely to matter. Oathbreaker shares Commander's card pool logic; the same limitations apply.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Silverstrike is deep bulk — expect to find it in any commons box or draft chaff pile for free. There's no reason this price moves; better removal at the same cost tier is plentiful, and no competitive demand exists to push it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.