---
name: "Panic"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "5ED"
set_name: "Fifth Edition"
collector_number: "260"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Greg Simanson"
oracle_id: "e98429a7-a83f-4b69-afad-9eb68b09e38e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/panic-5ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Cast this spell only during combat before blockers are declared.
Target creature can't block this turn.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Panic Attack](/printing/panic-attack-8ed.md) — Sorcery
2. [Panic Spellbomb](/printing/panic-spellbomb-cm2.md) — Artifact
3. [Curtain of Light](/printing/curtain-of-light-sok.md) — Instant
4. [Stun](/printing/stun-10e.md) — Instant
5. [Renegade Tactics](/printing/renegade-tactics-j25.md) — Sorcery
6. [Blaze of Glory](/printing/blaze-of-glory-2ed.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Edition (5ED) #260
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Greg Simanson
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`