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Sudden Impact
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Ninth Edition9ED · #222★
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- ★ 0.65 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Sudden Impact deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Simon Bisley
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2005-07-29
Flavour text
"Some say it's better to think before you act. While those people are considering all the options, that's usually when I kill them." —Dravus, lava mage
