Startling Development {1}{U}

Instant

🏷️ Card draw (Instant)🏷️ Instant-speed enabler

Until end of turn, target creature becomes a blue Serpent with base power and toughness 4/4. Cycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

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Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths

English · 2020-04-24

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Jumpstart 2022 (released 2022-12-02), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Jul 9, 2026
Scryfall ID: a12680db-957f-48c1-9062-2edd9115ba26
Oracle ID: 8747ca90-ac1d-45fd-89fe-aac385cd66b4
TCGplayer ID: 212806

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