---
name: "Impulse"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "WC97"
set_name: "World Championship Decks 1997"
collector_number: "jk34"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Bryan Talbot"
oracle_id: "f6bd2902-7f8b-419e-bbc7-bcab0c1b7e01"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/impulse-wc97"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

> *"Controlling time ensures you need never look impulsive again."
—Teferi*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shimmer of Possibility](/printing/shimmer-of-possibility-rna.md) — Sorcery
2. [Sleight of Hand](/printing/sleight-of-hand-me4.md) — Sorcery
3. [Scattered Thoughts](/printing/scattered-thoughts-dbl.md) — Instant
4. [Adventurous Impulse](/printing/adventurous-impulse-iko.md) — Sorcery
5. [Anticipate](/printing/anticipate-m20.md) — Instant
6. [Planar Genesis](/printing/planar-genesis-mh3.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** World Championship Decks 1997 (WC97) #jk34
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Bryan Talbot
- **Total Printings:** 51 across all historical editions

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