---
name: "Awaken the Bear"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "J21"
set_name: "Jumpstart: Historic Horizons"
collector_number: "542"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "53dc9795-d26a-4821-afad-8d77d279ffe3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/awaken-the-bear-j21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Awaken the Bear
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains trample until end of turn.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #542
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`