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Sudden Impact deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.
The *Predator* roared like an unruly beast, and the *Weatherlight* suddenly listed. "No!" screamed Hanna.
Details
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- First printed
- Tempest
- Released
- 1997-10-14
- Artist
- Simon Bisley, Alan Pollack, Greg Hildebrandt, Tim Hildebrandt, Wayne Reynolds
- Printings
- 9
Prices
- Cheapest legal
- $0.17
- Cheapest foil
- $0.27
TCGplayer market via Scryfall, 2026-10-18; cheapest tournament-legal paper printing.
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Played in tournaments
Share of published Premodern decklists that play Sudden Impact (main or sideboard): 4,173 lists from paper events and MTGO in the last 90 days, through .
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Printings (9)
Every tournament-legal paper printing (no gold-border, World Championship or oversized cards). Hover or tap the thumbnail to preview a printing; tap the set name to see all cards in that set.
| Printing | Set | USD |
|---|---|---|
 Preview Sudden Impact — Tempest #208Tempest | #208 | $0.27 |
 Preview Sudden Impact — Seventh Edition #223Seventh Edition | #223 | $0.17 |
 Preview Sudden Impact — Seventh Edition #223★Seventh Edition | #223★ | — |
 Preview Sudden Impact — Eighth Edition #226Eighth Edition | #226 | $0.20 |
 Preview Sudden Impact — Eighth Edition #226★Eighth Edition | #226★ | — |
 Preview Sudden Impact — Ninth Edition #222Ninth Edition | #222 | $0.31 |
 Preview Sudden Impact — Ninth Edition #222★Ninth Edition | #222★ | — |
 Preview Sudden Impact — Tenth Edition #241Tenth Edition | #241 | $0.26 |
 Preview Sudden Impact — Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning #25Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning | #25 | — |
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