---
name: "Creative Outburst"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}{R}{R}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Treasure"]
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "171"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "ffc79d71-5a1f-40a8-80af-84c85e12ba6e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/creative-outburst-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Creative Outburst
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}{R}{R}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Treasure

## Oracle Text
Creative Outburst deals 5 damage to any target. Look at the top five cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
{U/R}{U/R}, Discard this card: Create a Treasure token.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spark of Creativity](/printing/spark-of-creativity-kld.md) — Sorcery
2. [Ral's Outburst](/printing/rals-outburst-war.md) — Instant
3. [Talisman of Creativity](/printing/talisman-of-creativity-soc.md) — Artifact
4. [Vibrant Outburst](/printing/vibrant-outburst-sos.md) — Instant
5. [Prismari Command](/printing/prismari-command-tdc.md) — Instant
6. [Magma Opus](/printing/magma-opus-soc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #171
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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