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Unexpected Assistance

Unexpected Assistance

{3}{U}{U}
Instant

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)

Draw three cards, then discard a card.

In one breath, Abigale's mind turned from panic to poetry.

Illustrated by Gustavo Pelissari

Formats
Legalstandard
Legalhistoric
Legaltimeless
Legalpioneer
Legalmodern
Legallegacy
Legalpauper
Legalvintage
Not Legalpenny
Legalcommander
Legaloathbreaker
Legalbrawl
Legalalchemy

This printing

Number#80
RarityCommon
ReleasedJan 23, 2026
EDHREC rank#10,718

Prices

USD$0.25
USD foil$0.31
EUR€0.11
EUR foil€0.16
MTGO0.03 tix
Rulings (4)
  • You can tap any untapped creature you control to convoke a spell, even one you haven't controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.

    Nov 17, 2025 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Tapping an untapped creature that's attacking or blocking to convoke a spell won't cause that creature to stop attacking or blocking.

    Nov 17, 2025 · Wizards of the Coast
  • When calculating a spell's total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Convoke applies after the total cost is calculated. Convoke doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.

    Nov 17, 2025 · Wizards of the Coast
  • If a creature you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with convoke will result in the creature being tapped before you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for convoke. Similarly, if you sacrifice a creature to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with convoke, that creature won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for convoke.

    Nov 17, 2025 · Wizards of the Coast

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