---
name: "Provoke the Trolls"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "KHM"
set_name: "Kaldheim"
collector_number: "144"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Deruchenko Alexander"
oracle_id: "ac844303-487b-49e9-9170-02892153ca6a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/provoke-the-trolls-khm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Provoke the Trolls
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Provoke the Trolls deals 3 damage to any target. If a creature is dealt damage this way, it gets +5/+0 until end of turn.

> *「我跟你們一樣喜歡打砸搶燒，但有的時候丟顆石頭出去讓巨魔來代勞更方便。」
～塔科力突擊團長烏力克*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hagi Mob](/printing/hagi-mob-khm.md) — Creature — Troll Berserker
2. [Aggravate](/printing/aggravate-avr.md) — Instant
3. [Brawl](/printing/brawl-mmq.md) — Instant
4. [Infuriate](/printing/infuriate-sta.md) — Instant
5. [Run Amok](/printing/run-amok-tle.md) — Instant
6. [Brute Force](/printing/brute-force-plst.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kaldheim (KHM) #144
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Deruchenko Alexander
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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