Surestrike Trident

Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature has first strike and " {T} , Unattach Surestrike Trident: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target player or planeswalker."

Equip {4} ( {4} : Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Equip

Set: Darksteel (DST #147)
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana value: 2
Released: 2004-02-06
Artist: Ben Thompson
EDHREC rank: #14,052
Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil
Served from: Local database

Commander bracket

1 +

Fits any bracket

No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.08

How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.

Removal

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Format legality

Standard Not legal

Pioneer Not legal

Modern Legal

Legacy Legal

Vintage Legal

Pauper Not legal

Commander Legal

Oathbreaker Legal

Duel Commander Legal

Brawl Not legal

Standard Brawl Not legal

Historic Not legal

Timeless Not legal

Alchemy Not legal

Penny Not legal

Premodern Not legal

PreDH Legal

Pauper EDH Not legal

Old School Not legal

Future Not legal

Gladiator Not legal

All printings Scryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

2004-12-01
Surestrike Trident grants an ability to the equipped creature.
2004-12-01
The equipped creature’s controller chooses whether or not to activate the activated ability. It doesn’t matter who controls Surestrike Trident.
2004-12-01
“Unattach Surestrike Trident” means just that — Surestrike Trident moves off the creature it was equipping and remains on the battlefield.