Description
Swift Swap: Rapid Hybridization
Rapid Hybridization is a compact removal spell that trades a creature on the battlefield for a tidy blocker. One blue mana buys you an instant speed solution that cannot be regenerated and immediately replaces the removed threat with a 3/3 green Frog Lizard token under the same controller. It reads simply and resolves quickly which makes it reliable in tight board states and in decks that prefer tempo over long term attrition.
In Commander shells this card functions as both disruption and political fodder. Use it to answer a lethal attacker or to neutralize a key utility creature while keeping table tension low by granting the opponent a modest body. Flavor wise the Lost Caverns version leans into the set theme of sudden transformation performed by cavern tinkers. The printed text and predictable outcome make sequencing and bluffing around counterspells straightforward.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {U}
- Card Type – Instant
- Subtypes –
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Destroy target creature. It can’t be regenerated. That creature’s controller creates a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token.
- Power / Toughness –
- Loyalty –