Battlefield Promotion (JMP 91)

Instant • Mana cost: {1}{W} • Jumpstart • Common

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. That creature gains first strike until end of turn. You gain 2 life. (A creature with first strike deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

"Welcome to the Legion. You saved a district—now let's go save the world."

Illustrated by Scott Murphy.