Seize the Initiative
Instant
common
Scars of Mirrodin (SOM)
Text
Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains first strike until end of turn.
The time between spotting a leonin shikari and feeling its claws is just time enough to draw your last breath.
#28,891 EDHREC
🖌 Steve Argyle
Market prices
updated on 06/17/2026
from €0.04
| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardhoarder | 0.04 tix | — |
| Card Kingdom | $0.35 | $0.49 |
| Cardmarket | €0.04 | €0.22 |
| CardTrader Buy | €0.11 | €0.17 |
| TCGplayer | $0.10 | $0.15 |
Trend · last 90 days · EUR
€0.04
min €0.02
max €0.06
CardTrader market
285 offers · from €0.11 · avg €0.30 · max €3.61
Played: 7 · Near Mint: 112 · Slightly Played: 127 · Moderately Played: 39
Rulings (1)
A creature that gains first strike after other creatures with first strike or double strike deal combat damage in the first combat damage step will still deal damage in the second combat damage step.
01/01/2011Legality by format
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |