---
name: "Teach by Example"
mana_cost: "{U/R}{U/R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "FDN"
set_name: "Foundations"
collector_number: "666"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Johan Grenier"
oracle_id: "d85ba214-fa05-44ca-a7f9-ab2c5dc07962"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/teach-by-example-fdn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Teach by Example
- **Mana Cost:** `{U/R}{U/R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
({U/R} can be paid with either {U} or {R}.)
When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

> *"Learning to imitate a master is the first step in becoming one."
—Uvilda, Prismari dean*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Izzet Guildmage](/printing/izzet-guildmage-ddj.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Twincast](/printing/twincast-10e.md) — Instant
3. [Doublecast](/printing/doublecast-xana.md) — Sorcery
4. [Cloven Casting](/printing/cloven-casting-arb.md) — Enchantment
5. [Reverberate](/printing/reverberate-pd2.md) — Instant
6. [Mirror Sheen](/printing/mirror-sheen-eve.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations (FDN) #666
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Johan Grenier
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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