---
name: "Unstable Footing"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Kicker"]
set: "ZEN"
set_name: "Zendikar"
collector_number: "153"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nic Klein"
oracle_id: "fb901095-2ea4-4b9e-ad5a-2892894dc4c3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/unstable-footing-zen"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Unstable Footing
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker {3}{R} (You may pay an additional {3}{R} as you cast this spell.)
Damage can't be prevented this turn. If this spell was kicked, it deals 5 damage to target player or planeswalker.

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## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Urza's Rage](/printing/urzas-rage-wc01.md) — Instant
2. [Rumbling Aftershocks](/printing/rumbling-aftershocks-wwk.md) — Enchantment
3. [Roil Eruption](/printing/roil-eruption-j25.md) — Sorcery
4. [Shivan Fire](/printing/shivan-fire-dom.md) — Instant
5. [Firebending Lesson](/printing/firebending-lesson-tla.md) — Instant — Lesson
6. [Fight with Fire](/printing/fight-with-fire-dom.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar (ZEN) #153
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Nic Klein
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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