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Two by Four
Oracle Text
Choose one or both —
• Put a base power 4 counter on target creature.
• Put a base toughness 4 counter on target creature.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Two by Four is a deceptively flexible instant that shines in tempo and control shells: at one blue mana you can overwrite a creature’s base power or toughness to four (or both), turning a 1/1 into a surprise 4/4 attacker/blocker or neutering an overgrown threat so it trades or becomes vulnerable to removal. In practice it’s a combat trick and a targeted shrink/buff in one card — use it to push through damage with evasive creatures or to reset a problematic threat so a cheap bounce or removal finishes the job. Deckbuilding tip: it pairs extremely well with blue interaction and recursion, especially Snapcaster Mage to reuse the trick, and with cheap bounce spells like Vapor Snag/Unsummon to convert a reduced opponent creature into a tempo-positive answer. Include it in tempo-control lists that run lots of low-cost interaction and evasive threats; in creatureless control it’s an occasional niche answer, but in creature decks it’s a compact, versatile tool that closes trades and swings combat disproportionately in your favor.
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Character Background
Two by Four is a deceptively flexible instant that shines in tempo and control shells: at one blue mana you can overwrite a creature’s base power or toughness to four (or both), turning a 1/1 into a surprise 4/4 attacker/blocker or neutering an overgrown threat so it trades or becomes vulnerable to removal. In practice it’s a combat trick and a targeted shrink/buff in one card — use it to push through damage with evasive creatures or to reset a problematic threat so a cheap bounce or removal finishes the job. Deckbuilding tip: it pairs extremely well with blue interaction and recursion, especially Snapcaster Mage to reuse the trick, and with cheap bounce spells like Vapor Snag/Unsummon to convert a reduced opponent creature into a tempo-positive answer. Include it in tempo-control lists that run lots of low-cost interaction and evasive threats; in creatureless control it’s an occasional niche answer, but in creature decks it’s a compact, versatile tool that closes trades and swings combat disproportionately in your favor.
Generated using gpt-5-mini · Updated at 2026-05-16 21:20:45 UTC