Disdainful Stroke
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #17 · Uncommon · Instant
Mana cost: {1}{U}
Counter target spell with mana value 4 or greater.
"The clever mage knows that it does not take strength to overcome the enemy, but creativity and intelligence."
—*Forces of Negation: A Study in Countermagic*
Illustrated by Matthew G. Lewis · Released April 24, 2026
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.33 USD · €0.14 EUR
- Foil: $0.45 USD · €0.32 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 25, 2026: up $0.04 USD (13.8%) to $0.33 USD; low $0.19 USD, high $0.34 USD.
Printings
- Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #17 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2026 · $0.33 USD
- Cowboy Bebop #2 (PCBB) · Rare · 2024 · $4.24 USD foil
- Wilds of Eldraine #47 (WOE) · Uncommon · 2023 · $0.17 USD
- Streets of New Capenna #39 (SNC) · Common · 2022 · $0.25 USD
- Time Spiral Remastered #307 (TSR) · Special · 2021 · $0.57 USD
- Kaldheim #54 (KHM) · Common · 2021 · $0.26 USD
- Guilds of Ravnica #37 (GRN) · Common · 2018 · $0.22 USD
- Commander Anthology Volume II #40 (CM2) · Common · 2018 · $0.30 USD
- Commander 2016 #88 (C16) · Common · 2016 · $0.12 USD
- Magic Online Promos #55785 (PRM) · Common · 2015
- Friday Night Magic 2015 #2 (F15) · Rare · 2015 · $0.66 USD foil
- Khans of Tarkir #37 (KTK) · Common · 2014 · $0.11 USD
Legality
- Standard: Legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2021-02-05 · wotc — If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, use the value chosen for X when determining the spell's mana value.
- 2021-03-19 · wotc — A face-down spell has mana value 0 and can't be targeted by Disdainful Stroke.
Played in these commander decks
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun · in 14% of 42 decks
- Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen · in 8% of 49 decks
- Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator · in 6% of 49 decks