---
name: "Two by Four"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "MB2"
set_name: "Mystery Booster 2"
collector_number: "538"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Sam Denmark"
oracle_id: "cf526a2c-e0db-43f6-b237-9b19e2ad4ff3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/two-by-four-mb2"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Choose one or both —
• Put a base power 4 counter on target creature.
• Put a base toughness 4 counter on target creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Square Up](/printing/square-up-stx.md) — Instant
2. [Zhalfirin Shapecraft](/printing/zhalfirin-shapecraft-mom.md) — Instant
3. [Fortify](/printing/fortify-m14.md) — Instant
4. [Stand Together](/printing/stand-together-dst.md) — Instant
5. [Common Bond](/printing/common-bond-rtr.md) — Instant
6. [Defend the Campus](/printing/defend-the-campus-j25.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #538
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Sam Denmark

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