---
name: "Falter"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "VMA"
set_name: "Vintage Masters"
collector_number: "158"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mike Raabe"
oracle_id: "d4b50749-a016-4aff-8d70-a1707cabf57b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/falter-vma"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Falter
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Creatures without flying can't block this turn.

> *Like a sleeping dragon, Shiv stirs and groans at times.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Magmatic Chasm](/printing/magmatic-chasm-sir.md) — Sorcery
2. [Seismic Stomp](/printing/seismic-stomp-plst.md) — Sorcery
3. [Moat](/printing/moat-prm.md) — Enchantment
4. [Seismic Elemental](/printing/seismic-elemental-gnt.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Bower Passage](/printing/bower-passage-avr.md) — Enchantment
6. [Dense Canopy](/printing/dense-canopy-sok.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Vintage Masters (VMA) #158
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mike Raabe
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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