Startle
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This printing
SetDBL
Collector #78
Released2022-01-28
Raritycommon
ArtistCraig J Spearing
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Startle

CommonColour IDMV 2
Instant
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.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
2 other English printingsEarliest 2021-09-24Newest 2024-08-02Cheapest priced $0.16 in PLST
Rulings (4)
wotc24 Sept 2021
Decayed does not grant haste. Creatures with decayed that enter the battlefield during your turn may not attack until your next turn.
wotc24 Sept 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."
wotc24 Sept 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.
wotc24 Sept 2021
Decayed does not create any attacking requirements. You may choose not to attack with a creature that has decayed.