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Magic: The GatheringOnslaught#70

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Magic: The Gathering

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OnslaughtONS · #70

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Common
Indicative price: 0.14 € · ★ 0.66 € · 0.23 $ · ★ 1.18 $
Mana value: 2
Colour: Blue

Card text

Turn target creature with a morph ability face down. Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PauperLegal
PaupercommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Pete Venters
Card language: English
Release date: 2002-10-07

Flavour text

Some things are better left unknown.

Rulings

2008-10-01

Cycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with cycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.