Startling Development
~$0.10 low · ~$0.22 high
Blue. Instant
Jumpstart 2022 #350 · Illustrated by Simon Dominic
Jumpstart 2022 #350 · Illustrated by Simon DominicWhat is Startling Development worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Until end of turn, target creature becomes a blue Serpent with base power and toughness 4/4.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Remarkably, dinner continued with no further interruptions.
Format legality
All 2 printings of Startling Development
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jumpstart 2022 j22 #350· 2022common· Cardmarket €0.15 | common | $0.10 | No foil printing | €0.15 |
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths iko #68· 2020common· Cardmarket €0.11 · €0.13 foil | common | $0.20 | $0.22 | €0.11€0.13 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2020
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #21,645 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Cycling
- Artist
- Simon Dominic
Rulings (4)
2020-04-17
Effects that modify the affected creature’s power or toughness without setting it will apply no matter when they started to take effect. The same is true for counters that change the creature’s power or toughness.
2020-04-17
Startling Development overwrites all previous effects that set the affected creatures’ color, creature types, power, and/or toughness to specific values. Other effects that set these characteristics to specific values that start to apply after Startling Development resolves will overwrite that part of the effect.
2020-04-17
The affected creature doesn’t lose any abilities when it becomes a Serpent.
2020-04-17
Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to the target creature may become lethal once its base toughness becomes 4.
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