Sinister Strike

Sinister Strike is a rogue spell card, inducted into the Legacy set, formerly from the Basic set.

Strategy
Sinister Strike allows you to trade card advantage to deal extra damage to your opponent. With a low mana cost of 1, it can be an effective tool for ending the game in the later game by starting the execution of a lethal combo but is a poor choice to play early in the game as it can only target your opponent's hero.

Sinister Strike is most useful in combination with Gadgetzan Auctioneer or cards with Combo effects. Malygos can also turn it into a devastating 8 damage for just 1 mana, enabling you to play one Sinister Strike in the same turn. Outside of these combos it is generally a poor card, due to its low value.

Lore

 * "It adds injury to insult."

Sinister Strike is a basic rogue ability from World of Warcraft which consumes a large amount of energy to deal a substantial amount of direct damage.

Trivia

 * The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Heroes of Azeroth" series, depicting the spell.
 * The figure in the art is shown attacking with her left hand, a potential reference to the origins of the word "sinister".

Patch changes

 * Moved from Basic to Legacy set.