Startle
Instant
Startle
Instant
Card Text
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.)
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Card Details
- Mana Value
- 2
- Colors
- Blue
- Color Identity
- Blue
- EDHREC Rank
- #14,459
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (13)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) | #MID-78 | common | en | Craig J Spearing | $0.13 | — |
| Innistrad: Double Feature (DBL) | #78 | common | en | Craig J Spearing | $0.15 | $0.19 |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | #78 | common | en | Craig J Spearing | $0.09 | $0.13 |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | #78 | common | de | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | #78 | common | es | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | #78 | common | fr | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | #78 | common | it | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | #78 | common | ja | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | #78 | common | ko | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | #78 | common | pt | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | #78 | common | ru | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | #78 | common | zhs | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
| Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID) | #78 | common | zht | Craig J Spearing | — | — |
Official Rulings (4)
Once a creature with decayed attacks, it will be sacrificed at end of combat, even if it no longer has decayed at that time.
Decayed does not create any attacking requirements. You may choose not to attack with a creature that has decayed.
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."
Decayed does not grant haste. Creatures with decayed that enter the battlefield during your turn may not attack until your next turn.
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