Rapid Hybridization
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander 162 • uncommon
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander
- Collector number
- 162
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Mike Bierek
- Market price
- $0.99
What it does
Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller creates a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token.
"From the day we are born, we do our best to survive. We fight. We run. We fear. But we cannot protect ourselves from change."— Ark, lizardfolk blacksmith
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Rapid Hybridization was first released in the 2013 Gatecrash set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed as an efficient removal spell for the Simic Combine, a faction defined by its pursuit of biological experimentation and evolution. The card's mechanics reflect this thematic focus, allowing a player to destroy a creature and replace it with a 3/3 Frog Lizard token, representing a forced, rapid mutation.
The artwork for this specific reprint, found in the Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander set, continues the tradition of illustrating the chaotic nature of Simic magic. The design aesthetic emphasizes the fluidity and unpredictability of lifeforms being altered mid-combat. While the card is a functional reprint of the original Gatecrash version, its inclusion in the Commander set served to provide players with a widely accessible and aesthetically distinct version of a staple utility card.
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