Rapid Hybridization

Mana cost

Mana value1TypeInstant Color identity

Blue RarityUncommon SetSecrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) ArtistJack Wang Price€1.59 · $1.00

About this card

Rapid Hybridization is an instant card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 1 (color identity: blue). First printed in Gatecrash (2013); 12 paper printings in total. Role in Commander: removal. It is one of the 1,000 most played cards in Commander (EDHREC rank 209). Legal in Commander, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Vintage. Cheapest printing: €0.59 (The List); most expensive: €11.85 (Secret Lair Drop).

Rapid Hybridization

Instant

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller creates a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token.

"We've merged your life essence with that of several creatures at once. You're welcome." —Speaker Trifon

Name in each language

FrançaisHybridation rapideEnglishRapid HybridizationEspañolHibridación rápidaDeutschSchnelle HybridisierungItalianoIbridazione RapidaPortuguêsHibridação Veloz日本語急速混成

Legality

CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerLegalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlLegalOathbreakerLegalHistoricLegalTimelessLegalPenny DreadfulNot legal

Rulings

2013-07-01
If Rapid Hybridization resolves and the creature isn't destroyed (perhaps because it has indestructible), its controller will still get the Frog Lizard token.

2013-01-24
If the creature is an illegal target when Rapid Hybridization tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No Frog Lizard token will be created.