Card text
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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Mana cost
{1}{U}
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Card text
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.)
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Startling Development
Startling Development (68) is a Blue Instant from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO). It costs {1}{U} and has mana value 2. It is printed at Common rarity. The one keyword in its text is Cycling. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Vintage and 6 more formats.
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths is a main expansion, released May 2020. Startling Development has 1 other card in the database, listed further down the page.
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.)
Card details
- Card number
- 68
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 15 May 2020
- Rarity
- Common (C)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Instant
- Colour
- Blue
- Colour identity
- Blue
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Startling Development
Startling Development in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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