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Rookie Mistake
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Core Set 2021M21 · #66
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.08 € · ★ 0.10 € · 0.05 $ · ★ 0.27 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Until end of turn, target creature gets +0/+2 and another target creature gets -2/-0.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Zoltan Boros
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2020-07-03
Flavour text
"Stop locking your knees as you strike! Now stand up and try again."
Rulings
If one target creature becomes an illegal target before Rookie Mistake resolves, the other is affected as appropriate.
You can't cast Rookie Mistake unless you choose two creatures as targets.