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Phalanx Formation {2}{W}

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🏷️ Instant-speed enabler

Strive — This spell costs {1}{W} more to cast for each target beyond the first. Any number of target creatures each gain double strike until end of turn. (They deal both first-strike and regular combat damage.)

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Journey into Nyx

English · 2014-05-02

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Journey into Nyx (released 2014-05-02), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: 7e9aaba1-e480-4667-b3c9-d5665a3b4806
Oracle ID: 799e7bb4-b03c-4568-b321-7810868bdcd7
TCGplayer ID: 82301

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