---
name: "When We Were Young"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "NEO"
set_name: "Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty"
collector_number: "43"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Eric Deschamps"
oracle_id: "1f27aa69-d17e-4f1f-9aba-cee205036f93"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/when-we-were-young-neo"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# When We Were Young
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Up to two target creatures each get +2/+2 until end of turn. If you control an artifact and an enchantment, those creatures also gain lifelink until end of turn.

> *La costumbre imperial prohibía a la emperatriz revelar su nombre incluso a Kaito, su mejor amigo de la infancia. Por eso, tuvo que soportar que la llamase "emperatreza" durante gran parte de su juventud.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dauntless Onslaught](/printing/dauntless-onslaught-ddo.md) — Instant
2. [Tandem Tactics](/printing/tandem-tactics-plst.md) — Instant
3. [Cutthroat Maneuver](/printing/cutthroat-maneuver-ths.md) — Instant
4. [Success!](/printing/success-ust.md) — Instant
5. [Mabel's Mettle](/printing/mabels-mettle-blb.md) — Instant
6. [Tenacity](/printing/tenacity-j25.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #43
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Eric Deschamps
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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