Card text
Sudden Impact deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.
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Mana cost
{3}{R}
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Card text
Sudden Impact deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact (208) is a Red Instant from Tempest (TMP). It costs {3}{R} and has mana value 4. It is printed at Uncommon rarity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander and 1 more format.
Tempest is a main expansion, released October 1997. Sudden Impact has 5 other cards in the database, listed further down the page.
Sudden Impact deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.
Card details
- Card number
- 208
- Set
- Tempest (TMP)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 13 October 1997
- Rarity
- Uncommon (U)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Instant
- Colour
- Red
- Colour identity
- Red
- Mana cost
- {3}{R}
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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