Radiant Strike · CommanderView

Radiant Strike

Radiant Strike

Instant

Oracle text

Destroy target artifact or tapped creature. You gain 3 life.

"The light does not ask permission to cut through the darkness." —Mentor Ultimate, to Regent Maximum Taman IV

Illustrated by Aleksi Briclot

Released on August 1, 2025

Tags

hatehate tappedlifegainlifegainremovalremoval artifactremoval artifactremoval creatureremoval creatureremoval destroysingle target instant/sorcerysingle target instant/sorceryspot removal

Legality

Commander
Standard
Modern
Legacy
1v1 Commander
Alchemy
Standard Brawl
Pioneer
Pauper
Historic
Vintage
Timeless
Brawl
Competitive Brawl
Future
Gladiator
Oathbreaker
Old School
Pauper Commander
Penny Dreadful
PreDH
Premodern
Tiny Leaders: Reborn

LegalNot legalBanned / restrictedUnknown

Rulings

2025-07-25
If the target permanent is an illegal target as Radiant Strike tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t gain life.