Magic: The Gathering

Impulse

Beatdown Box Set 10 • common

Set: Beatdown Box Set
Collector number: 10
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana blue mana
Type: Instant
Colors: Blue
Artist: Bryan Talbot
Market price: $1.72

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What it's worth

$1.72market price via TCGplayer · Aug 17, 2026$1.69 – $1.78 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As an instant card from the Beatdown Box Set, Impulse provides players with the flexibility to influence the game state at a moment's notice. Its status as a common card makes it an accessible utility piece, prized by collectors for the distinct aesthetic contributed by artist Bryan Talbot.

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Card face

What it does

Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

"Controlling time ensures you need never look impulsive again."— Teferi

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Impulse card was first released as part of the Beatdown Box Set in 2000, a pre-constructed product designed for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was conceived to provide players with a ready-to-play experience, pitting two contrasting decks against one another to highlight the tactical diversity of the game's various color identities. As an instant that allows a player to look at the top three cards of their library and put one into their hand, it serves as a quintessential example of blue card filtering, a staple mechanic within the game's mechanics.

The card's distinctive visual identity was crafted by British comic book artist Bryan Talbot, known for his seminal work on graphic novels such as The Adventures of Luther Arkwright. Talbot's illustration style for the card reflects a period in the game's history when Wizards of the Coast commissioned a wider variety of artists from the comic and fantasy genres. The artwork was well-received by players for its atmospheric, slightly surreal tone, which has since cemented it as a recognizable piece of early Magic: The Gathering aesthetic history.

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