Skyhunter Strike Force

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Skyhunter Strike Force: Creature - Cat Knight, Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{W}
Mana value
3
Type
Creature - Cat Knight
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
2/2
Rarity
Rare
Set
Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander (ONC)
Released
2023-02-10
Collector number
21
Artist
Slawomir Maniak
Commander rank
3,321 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying, Lieutenant, Melee

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About Skyhunter Strike Force

Skyhunter Strike Force is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white creature from Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander (ONC), a Commander product released in February 2023. It is collector number 21 in that set, with art by Slawomir Maniak. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 2 sets, from The List (2020) to Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.83 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Flying

Melee (Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each opponent you attacked this combat.)

Lieutenant - As long as you control your commander, other creatures you control have melee.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.83 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Skyhunter Strike Force by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Skyhunter Strike Force

Skyhunter Strike Force has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #ONC-21Rare2024
Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander (ONC) #31Rare2023

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Skyhunter Strike Force, newest first.

  • Creatures that enter the battlefield attacking were never declared as attackers, so they won't count toward melee's effect. Similarly, if a creature with melee enters the battlefield attacking, melee won't trigger.
  • It doesn't matter how many creatures you attacked a player with, only that you attacked a player with at least one creature. For example, if you attack one player with Skyhunter Strike Force and another player with five creatures, Skyhunter Strike Force will get +2/+2 until end of turn.
  • Melee will trigger if the creature with melee attacks a planeswalker. However, the effect counts only opponents (and not planeswalkers) that you attacked with a creature when determining the bonus.
  • You determine the size of the bonus as the melee ability resolves. Count each opponent that you attacked with one or more creatures. It doesn't matter if the attacking creatures are still attacking or even if they are still on the battlefield. It also doesn't matter if the opponent you attacked is still in the game.

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