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Startle {1}{U}

Instant

🏷️ Card draw (Instant)🏷️ Instant-speed enabler

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.

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Innistrad: Midnight Hunt

English · 2021-09-24

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this print is from The List, which is not part of standard constructed formats.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
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Price synced: Jul 19, 2026
Scryfall ID: 35f68eb3-9b40-4967-a52e-f95aec6e3fbf
Oracle ID: 7996222e-68c8-4a5c-9531-c60cdd88ae05
TCGplayer ID: 248024

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