Magic: The Gathering

Startle

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt 78 • common

Set: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
Collector number: 78
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana blue mana
Type: Instant
Colors: Blue
Artist: Craig J Spearing
Market price: $0.21

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Market

What it's worth

$0.21market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.18 – $0.23 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a common card from the Innistrad: Midnight Hunt set, Startle offers a functional way to interact with the graveyard while creating a creature token at instant speed. Its ability to mill cards while providing a defensive body makes it a versatile utility piece for players looking to manage their resources during a match.

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Card face

What it does

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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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

Startle was released in 2021 as part of the Innistrad: Midnight Hunt set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set returned players to the gothic-horror plane of Innistrad, focusing on themes of lycanthropy and the balance between day and night cycles within the game mechanics. This common-rarity blue instant card was designed to reflect the set's graveyard-focused synergies, allowing players to investigate while milling cards to fuel other abilities.

The artwork for Startle was provided by illustrator Bastien L. Deharme, who captured the eerie, fog-drenched aesthetic consistent with the plane's horror roots. His depiction of a sudden, ghostly manifestation emphasizes the surprise element of the spell's effect. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, flavor-aligned piece of draft utility, contributing to the set's emphasis on creature-based interaction and resource management.

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About

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