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Staggershock

Instant2 generic manaRed mana

Rebound found its most natural home on a burn spell, and this is the demonstration. Most rebound cards fight their own keyword: a draw spell or a combat trick wants its effect now, not on a delayed timer, so the exiled second cast arrives a turn after you needed it. A two-damage hit has no such complaint. Late is fine; there is almost always another small creature worth pointing at next turn, and four total damage adds up on a planeswalker or a face whether it lands now or a turn from now. The structure splits one card into two shocks on staggered timers, which lets a single spell answer two threats that show up a turn apart, something a one-shot burn spell cannot do without a second draw. The cost of that two-for-one is rebound's built-in friction. The front half is a reactive instant you can hold for the right moment, fired whenever you choose. The back half is committed and calendared: the card exiles on resolution, so you cannot bank the second copy, and the recast is bolted to your next upkeep, ignoring normal timing but arriving exactly when the schedule says rather than when you most want it. Two damage is unremarkable on its own. The design's trick is buying two of them on a stagger, with the deferred half costing nothing but patience.

Staggershock (plst)
PLST · #IMA-147uncommon
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Oracle Text

Rules text

Staggershock deals 2 damage to any target. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
N/A
Pioneer
N/A
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
Legal
Brawl
N/A
Historic
N/A
Alchemy
N/A
Timeless
N/A
Standard Brawl
N/A
More formats
Old School
N/A
Premodern
N/A
PreDH
Legal
Pauper Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
N/A
Penny Dreadful
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
N/A
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
N/A
TLR
Legal
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