---
name: "How to Start a Riot"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant — Lesson"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "TLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
collector_number: "140"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Robin Olausson"
oracle_id: "268d0056-0d3e-438a-ab17-625a6f5ec68a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/how-to-start-a-riot-tla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# How to Start a Riot
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant — Lesson

## Oracle Text
Target creature gains menace until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Creatures target player controls get +2/+0 until end of turn.

> *"Hey! RIOT!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ghor-Clan Wrecker](/printing/ghor-clan-wrecker-rna.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
2. [Cantankerous Captain](/printing/cantankerous-captain-trk.md) — Creature — Tellarite Officer
3. [Goblin War Drums](/printing/goblin-war-drums-fem.md) — Enchantment
4. [Item Shopkeep](/printing/item-shopkeep-fin.md) — Creature — Human Citizen
5. [Gorilla War Cry](/printing/gorilla-war-cry-all.md) — Instant
6. [Flame-Chain Mauler](/printing/flame-chain-mauler-ecl.md) — Creature — Elemental Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #140
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Robin Olausson
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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