Gallant Strike

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Character Background

Gallant Strike reads like a knight’s precise blow against lumbering threats: for {1}{W} you get instantaneous removal of any creature with toughness 4 or greater, and a cycling mode that salvages the card as card draw when it’s not the right answer. It best supports tempo and midrange plans — remove the big blocker at instant speed to clear a path for evasive one-drops or to preserve board parity against ramp and large creatures — and it also fits control lists that need a cheap two-mana answer to finishers. Deckbuilding tip: lean on cheap evasive threats and anthem effects so the window you open with Gallant Strike converts to lethal damage, and consider 2–3 copies main or 2 in board vs. green ramp/heavy fatties. Cycling makes it tidy in decks that already want card filtering; when you don’t need the kill, discard it for value instead of clinging to a dead answer.

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