Skillful Lunge
~$0.04 low · ~$0.08 high
White. Instant
Dark Ascension #22 · Illustrated by Jason Felix
Dark Ascension #22 · Illustrated by Jason FelixWhat is Skillful Lunge worth?
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Oracle text
Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
"Valor is a currency of the living that serves us well." —Cosper Lowe of the Silbern Guard
Format legality
The only printing of Skillful Lunge
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dark Ascension dka #22· 2012common· Cardmarket €0.05 · €0.15 foil | common | $0.04 | $0.08 | €0.05€0.15 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2012
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #30,841 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Jason Felix
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Dark Ascension card (#22).
22
- 22Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Skillful Lunge, read from the Dark Ascension printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Skillful Lunge. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Instant is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Jason Felix. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Dark Ascension. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 22 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Jason Felix, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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