---
name: "Ruthless Instincts"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "FRF"
set_name: "Fate Reforged"
collector_number: "136"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Lius Lasahido"
oracle_id: "b60aff46-2d5a-47e2-9340-39d34a47c3e1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ruthless-instincts-frf"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ruthless Instincts
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Target nonattacking creature gains reach and deathtouch until end of turn. Untap it.
• Target attacking creature gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn.

> *Una singola battaglia influisce su infinite altre battaglie.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Barge In](/printing/barge-in-eld.md) — Instant
3. [Predator's Strike](/printing/predators-strike-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Unnatural Predation](/printing/unnatural-predation-mbs.md) — Instant
5. [Stolen Vitality](/printing/stolen-vitality-dbl.md) — Instant
6. [Brute Strength](/printing/brute-strength-akh.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fate Reforged (FRF) #136
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Lius Lasahido
- **Total Printings:** 11 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`