Dive Down

Foundations #588

Dive Down - Foundations

Type: Instant

Mana cost: {U}

Card text: Target creature you control gets +0/+3 and gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Rarity: common

Artist: Magali Villeneuve

""Seeing the river is not the same as seeing the fish.""

Released: November 15, 2024

Prices

$0.15 USD · €0.16 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✓ Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Dive Down in Foundations limited

common

Elementalist Adept
Elementalist Adept
Creature — Human Wizard

Flash creature with prowess that benefits from Dive Down's instant speed, letting you protect it while triggering prowess for surprise combat wins.

 Crackling Cyclops
Crackling Cyclops
Creature — Cyclops Wizard

Gets +3/+0 when you cast noncreature spells like Dive Down, turning it into a massive attacker that's also protected from removal.

 Lightshell Duo
Lightshell Duo
Creature — Rat Otter

Prowess creature that grows when you cast Dive Down, and the toughness boost from Dive Down helps it survive combat while triggering prowess.

uncommon

Brineborn Cutthroat
Brineborn Cutthroat
Creature — Merfolk Pirate

Grows whenever you cast spells on opponent's turns, and Dive Down is a cheap instant that protects creatures while putting counters on Brineborn.

rare

Drake Hatcher
Drake Hatcher
Creature — Human Wizard

Prowess creature that creates Drake tokens, and Dive Down protects it while triggering prowess, helping you accumulate incubation counters for more tokens.

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