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Startle

{1}{U}

Instant

PLSTThe List#MID-78common
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 121
Illustrator
Craig J Spearing
Found in
Mystery Booster 2 Booster Pack
Printings3
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
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.

Plays as: Creature Token Maker

Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.22
$0.04 low$0.03 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.21· across 3 printings

Rulings

4 · latest Sep 24, 2021 · one tap opens all
  • WotCSep 24, 2021

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

  • WotCSep 24, 2021

    Decayed does not grant haste. Creatures with decayed that enter the battlefield during your turn may not attack until your next turn.

  • WotCSep 24, 2021

    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."

  • WotCSep 24, 2021

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

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