Stronghold Gambit, art by Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt

Art by Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall

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checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall

Stronghold Gambit

{1}{R} · Sorcery

Each player chooses a card in their hand. Then each player reveals their chosen card. The owner of each creature card revealed this way with the lowest mana value puts it onto the battlefield.

Rulings (2)

Oct 4, 2004 · You don’t have to choose a creature card, but choosing a non creature does nothing except maybe bluff your opponent.

Oct 4, 2004 · Creature cards which are revealed but are not the lowest cost, or any non-creature cards revealed remain in their owners’ hands and stop being revealed.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernNot legal

PioneerNot legal

StandardNot legal

PauperNot legal

PremodernLegal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=82 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Grixis Reanimator	Legacy	82.1%	3–4×	56
Reanimator	Premodern	7.7%	3×	26

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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