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Startle

{1}{U}

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Innistrad: Midnight Hunt·mid #78·Common·2021·Art by Craig J Spearing
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal
Startle
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Oracle Text

Target creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn. Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed. (It can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)

Draw a card.

Set
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID)
Number
#78
Rarity
Common
Artist
Craig J Spearing
Frame
2015
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.20
USD Foil
$0.21
EUR
€0.07
EUR Foil
€0.15
MTGO Tix
0.03

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Related Cards

Startlecombo pieceZombietoken

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings4

9/24/2021·wotc

Once a creature with decayed attacks, it will be sacrificed at end of combat, even if it no longer has decayed at that time.

9/24/2021·wotc

Decayed does not create any attacking requirements. You may choose not to attack with a creature that has decayed.

9/24/2021·wotc

Decayed represents a static ability and a triggered ability. "Decayed" means "This creature can't block" and "When this creature attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat."

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