Chinese Card Identity Explorer
Preemptive Strike — 先下手为强
Exists in both scripts
Explore Preemptive Strike in Chinese across 2 printings and 1 sets, with Traditional and Simplified Chinese versions, card text, artwork and release details.
- 2Total Chinese printings
- 1ZHTTraditional Chinese
- 1ZHSSimplified Chinese
- 1Sets
- 1Sets in both scripts
- 1999Chinese history
Card overview
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}
- Card type
- Instant
- Latest rarity
- Common
Oracle text
Counter target creature spell.
Chinese printing milestones
These milestones are calculated from the Chinese printings currently recorded in the CTG database.
Chinese names and language variants
The same Magic card may have different printed names or wording between Traditional and Simplified Chinese editions. The versions below preserve the name and text printed on each physical card.
Traditional Chinese
No Traditional Chinese printed name recorded.
Simplified Chinese
先下手为强
Traditional Chinese name history
No printed-name history recorded for this script.
Simplified Chinese name history
- 先下手为强 Portal Three Kingdoms (PTK)
1 distinct printed name(s) · 1 distinct printed-text version(s)
Traditional vs Simplified Chinese
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Chinese printing timeline
A compact chronological view of every Traditional and Simplified Chinese printing recorded for this card identity.
Sets featuring this card in Chinese
All Chinese printings
Simplified Chinese
先下手为强
Preemptive Strike
- Collector number
- 50
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
法术
Traditional Chinese
Preemptive Strike
Preemptive Strike
- Collector number
- 50
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
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