---
name: "Desperate Lunge"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "WAR-266"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Deruchenko Alexander"
oracle_id: "87644a09-241a-44e5-99f2-16fc9a7d8b93"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/desperate-lunge-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Desperate Lunge
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn. You gain 2 life.

> *Ravnica held its breath as the hero of the resistance—their last hope—flew through the sky, his dark sword ready to strike a god.*

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4. [Aerial Maneuver](/printing/aerial-maneuver-gtc.md) — Instant
5. [Windborne Charge](/printing/windborne-charge-cn2.md) — Sorcery
6. [Escape from Orthanc](/printing/escape-from-orthanc-ltr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #WAR-266
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Deruchenko Alexander
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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