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Gallant Strike DFT 0013 · uncommon

Gallant Strike · {1}{W} · Instant · Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) · The ghost shrieked as Terrin's blade sank deep. Perhaps a second death would teach it not to mess with his dog.

Gallant Strike · {1}{W} · Instant · Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) · The ghost shrieked as Terrin's blade sank deep. Perhaps a second death would teach it not to mess with his dog.

Price
from $0.231 printing
Win rate
57.0% GIH 33,254 instances · Premier Draft
Feb 11–Mar 18, 2025 · 17Lands

Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 18,951 wins in 33,254 card-in-hand instances.

31,422 distinct games · 10,929 distinct drafts · games recorded Feb 11–Mar 18, 2025.

17Lands file dated Mar 23, 2025 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗

Play

Two mana destroys a creature with toughness at least four at instant speed. It cannot hit small utility creatures, so cycle it when the matchup or board offers no suitable target and another card is more useful.

More

One-pick Draft
Two mana destroys a creature with toughness at least four at instant speed. It cannot hit small utility creatures, so cycle it when the matchup or board offers no suitable target and another card is more useful.
Sealed vs Draft
Two mana destroys a creature with toughness at least four at instant speed. It cannot hit small utility creatures, so cycle it when the matchup or board offers no suitable target and another card is more useful.

Draft data

57.0%when drawn (GIH)

+2.1 pp vs 54.9% average · 33,254 instances

Premier Draft · Feb 11–Mar 18, 2025 · average from 857,667 games

#73 of 255 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 3.7 on average (75,398 packs).

7 of 38 white cards · 2 of 14 white uncommon cards.

Taken at pick4.815,217 picks
Makes the deck80.5%15,217 picks with known usage
When played55.9%65,604.4 matchesBenched 55.9%
11,550.6 matches
When drawn57.0%33,254 instances

Pick and maindeck observations: Feb 11–Mar 18, 2025. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.

○ Opening hand 55.1% · 13,819 instances
● Drawn later 58.3% · 19,435 instances

In hand 57.0% · 33,254 instances
Unseen in deck 54.8% · 45,292 instances
+2.2 percentage points when drawn

Compared with white cards

Win rate when drawn57.0%33,254 instances7 of 38
Opening hand55.1%13,819 instances10 of 38
Drawn later58.3%19,435 instances5 of 38
In the deck55.7%78,873 instances4 of 38
Without seeing it54.8%45,292 instances1 of 38
Improvement when drawn+2.2 pp33,254 instances / 45,292 instances14 of 38
When benched55.9%11,550.6 matches3 of 38
Makes the deck80.5%15,217 picks with known usage4 of 38
Pick (last seen)3.775,398 packs13 of 38
Taken at4.815,217 picks13 of 38

Ranks require 100 observations for that metric; comparisons are descriptive, not a pick order. Pick ranks put earlier picks first.

Best decks for it

no-splash decks only · card-level in-hand rates · 100 minimum

Max Speed Attrition WB60.2%3,723 instancesVehicles and Mounts Midrange GW58.2%5,250 instancesArtifact Value WU58.1%5,289 instancesVehicles and Mounts Aggro RW55.5%3,522 instances

Each tick is this card’s all-decks rate (57.0% · 33,254 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.

Usually played with

Deck co-occurrence; not evidence of synergy.

Ride's End36,692 games with both in the deckBroadcast Rambler29,991 games with both in the deckCollision Course25,958 games with both in the deck
How to read this

Observational, not a causal bonus. Both cards must be in the deck. Drawn means opening hand or normally drawn; each card counts once per game. Game-level approximate intervals do not account for repeated games by the same drafter.

At least 100 games in each of four drawn/not-drawn groups; adjusted for game length and screened by the lower confidence bound. Do not add these points to a card’s win rate.

Where it sits in the set

Above 72% of 255 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.

30% or lowerWin rate94% or higher

17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Feb 11–Mar 18, 2025

Collect

1 printingScryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25Pack odds →

Pick a printing for its prices and pull odds.

Prices

DFT 0013 · Regular printingListings ↗
FinishFound inPrice
NonfoilPlay Booster · MTGO Redemption$0.23
FoilPlay Booster$0.27

How to get it

A fixed card in MTGO Redemption. It is not a booster pull, so no chance is claimed.

Wizards · Collecting Aetherdrift ↗ · Oct 29, 2026

Details & sources

Legal in
Standard · Historic · Timeless · Pioneer · Modern · Legacy · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
Illustration
Brent Hollowell, DFT 13 · Scryfall ↗
More like this
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Sources
Wizards · Aetherdrift release notes · Oct 19, 2026
Wizards · Collecting Aetherdrift · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
Comprehensive Rules ↗