---
name: "Unexpected Assistance"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Convoke"]
set: "ECL"
set_name: "Lorwyn Eclipsed"
collector_number: "80"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Gustavo Pelissari"
oracle_id: "c452e748-8a2a-4f68-8869-e294925a8b0b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/unexpected-assistance-ecl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Unexpected Assistance
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Convoke

## Oracle Text
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)
Draw three cards, then discard a card.

> *In un soffio, la mente di Anemoa passò dal panico alla poesia.*

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3. [Artistic Refusal](/printing/artistic-refusal-mom.md) — Instant
4. [Transcendent Message](/printing/transcendent-message-mom.md) — Instant
5. [Disruptor of Currents](/printing/disruptor-of-currents-ecl.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
6. [Interdisciplinary Mascot](/printing/interdisciplinary-mascot-mom.md) — Creature — Elemental Fractal

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL) #80
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Gustavo Pelissari
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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