---
name: "Unlikely Aid"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ANB"
set_name: "Arena Beginner Set"
collector_number: "64"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Viktor Titov"
oracle_id: "795e0ffb-fcd9-4cb9-ad18-8a0217229bfe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/unlikely-aid-anb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Unlikely Aid
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Masterful Flourish](/printing/masterful-flourish-sos.md) — Instant
2. [Armor of Shadows](/printing/armor-of-shadows-hbg.md) — Instant
3. [Adamant Will](/printing/adamant-will-fdn.md) — Instant
4. [Mortal's Resolve](/printing/mortals-resolve-bng.md) — Instant
5. [Withstand Death](/printing/withstand-death-som.md) — Instant
6. [Make a Stand](/printing/make-a-stand-ogw.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Arena Beginner Set (ANB) #64
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Viktor Titov
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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