| Name | Pyrrhic Strike  |
|---|---|
| Type | Instant |
| Description | As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may blight 2. (You may put two -1/-1 counters on a creature you control.) Choose one. If this spell's additional cost was paid, choose both instead. • Destroy target artifact or enchantment. • Destroy tarSee more |
| Artist | Randy Vargas |
| Set | Lorwyn Eclipsed #30 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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Pyrrhic Strike, Instant, designed by Randy Vargas first released in Jan, 2026 in the set Lorwyn Eclipsed. It see play in 1 formats: Commander.
Pyrrhic Strike would fit best in a white-based midrange or Orzhov (-1/-1 counter–synergy) deck that either benefits from placing -1/-1 counters on its own creatures (such as decks using undying, persist, creatures that like dying, or counter-manipulation themes) or can afford to put counters on disposable tokens; the flexibility of removing either an artifact/enchantment or a larger creature—and potentially both—makes it appealing in grindy, board-interactive metas. However, in most competitive formats there are more efficient options: **Generous Gift**, **Stroke of Midnight**, or **Oblivion Ring**-style effects provide broader removal without requiring a drawback, **Disenchant** is cheaper for artifacts/enchantments, and **Destroy Evil** or **Fateful Absence** are cleaner creature answers. Because three mana is a crowded and efficient slot for white removal and the additional cost can be a real liability without synergy, this card would likely only see play in niche synergy decks buil
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