Rapid Hybridization
Rapid Hybridization: Instant, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {U}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 198
- Artist
- Jack Wang
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About Rapid Hybridization
Rapid Hybridization is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue instant from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 198 in that set, with art by Jack Wang. It costs {U} (one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 12 sets, from Gatecrash (2013) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.33 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
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
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.33 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Rapid Hybridization by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Rapid Hybridization
Rapid Hybridization has been printed in 12 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #CLU-93 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #162 | Uncommon | 2025 |
| Pioneer Masters (PIO) #70 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) #111 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| The List (PLST) #C21-126 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Ravnica: Clue Edition (CLU) #93 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #166 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1126 | Rare | 2022 |
| Commander 2021 (C21) #126 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| RNA Guild Kit (GK2) #109 | Uncommon | 2019 |
| Commander 2015 (C15) #102 | Uncommon | 2015 |
| Gatecrash (GTC) #44 | Uncommon | 2013 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Rapid Hybridization, newest first.
- If Rapid Hybridization resolves and the creature isn't destroyed (perhaps because it has indestructible), its controller will still get the Frog Lizard token.
- 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.
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