CancelInstantCounter target spell.
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Careful ConsiderationInstantTarget player draws four cards, then discards three cards. If you cast this spell during your main phase, instead that player draws four cards, then discards two cards. "Sages who take the time to verify their sources are rewarded for their diligence." |
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Carrion CallInstantPut two 1/1 green Insect creature tokens with infect onto the battlefield. (They deal damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.) The natural order is out of order. |
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Celestial FlareInstantTarget player sacrifices an attacking or blocking creature. "You were defeated the moment you declared your aggression."-Gideon Jura |
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Celestial PurgeInstantExile target black or red permanent. "A world without evil? Boring. Give me vile fiends to smite and banish any day." |
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Center SoulInstantTarget creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
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Chandra's FuryInstantChandra's Fury deals 4 damage to target player and 1 damage to each creature that player controls. "I asked if they wanted to do things the easy way. I meant easy for me." |
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Chandra's OutrageInstantChandra's Outrage deals 4 damage to target creature and 2 damage to that creature's controller. Chandra never believed in using her "inside voice." |
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Channel HarmInstantPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you and permanents you control this turn by sources you don't control. If damage is prevented this way, you may have Channel Harm deal that much damage to target creature.
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Chaos WarpInstantThe owner of target permanent shuffles it into his or her library, then reveals the top card of his or her library. If it's a permanent card, he or she puts it onto the battlefield.
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CharInstantChar deals 4 damage to target creature or player and 2 damage to you. Izzet mages often acquire their magic reagents from dubious sources, so the potency of their spells is never predictable. |
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Chemister's TrickInstantTarget creature you don't control gets -2/-0 until end of turn and attacks this turn if able.
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Choking FumesInstantPut a -1/-1 counter on each attacking creature. "Fall to your knees and welcome our embrace." |
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Chord of CallingInstantConvoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)
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Chorus of MightInstantUntil end of turn, target creature gets +1/+1 for each creature you control and gains trample. "In each of us is the strength of all of us." |
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ChronostutterInstantPut target creature into its owner's library second from the top. Timing is everything. |
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Cleansing BeamInstantRadiance - Cleansing Beam deals 2 damage to target creature and each other creature that shares a color with it. "Justice is toothless without punishment. Righteousness cannot succeed without the suffering of the guilty." |
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Clinging MistsInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
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CloudshiftInstantExile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control. "Even storm clouds bow to worship Avacyn." |
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Coat with VenomInstantTarget creature gets +1/+2 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.) "Every Silumgar blade carries the blessing of our dragonlord." |
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Cobra TrapInstant - TrapIf a noncreature permanent under your control was destroyed this turn by a spell or ability an opponent controlled, you may pay rather than pay Cobra Trap's mana cost.
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Collateral DamageInstantAs an additional cost to cast Collateral Damage, sacrifice a creature. It is much easier to create fire than to contain it. |
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Collected CompanyInstantLook at the top six cards of your library. Put up to two creature cards with converted mana cost 3 or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. Many can stand where one would fall. |
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Colossal HeroicsInstantStrive - Colossal Heroics costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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Colossal MightInstantTarget creature gets +4/+2 and gains trample until end of turn. "Never corner a barbarian. You become the path of least resistance." |
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CombustInstantCombust can't be countered by spells or abilities.
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Comet StormInstantMultikicker (You may pay an additional any number of times as you cast this spell.)
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ComeuppanceInstantPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you and planeswalkers you control this turn by sources you don't control. If damage from a creature source is prevented this way, Comeuppance deals that much damage to that creature. If damage from a noncreature source is prevented this way, Comeuppance deals that much damage to the source's controller.
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Common BondInstantPut a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Wolf riders hone their skills traversing the perilous rooftops, each dizzying step bringing elf and wolf closer together. |
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Commune with LavaInstantExile the top X cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards. Atarka conquered Qadat, the Fire Rim, long ago, winning over its efreet with a promise to spread the glory of fire to all the world. |
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Comparative AnalysisInstantSurge (You may cast this spell for its surge cost if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn.) "Our time grows short. If we wish to vanquish the Eldrazi, we must unlock the hedrons' secrets." |
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Complete DisregardInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) "We returned to the field and found poor Len, every detail of his final moment perfectly cast in that awful dust."-Javad Nasrin, outrider captain |
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CondemnInstantPut target attacking creature on the bottom of its owner's library. Its controller gains life equal to its toughness. "No doubt the arbiters would put you away, after all the documents are signed. But I will have justice now." |
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CongregateInstantTarget player gains 2 life for each creature on the battlefield. "In the gathering there is strength for all who founder, renewal for all who languish, love for all who sing." |
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Consign to DustInstantStrive - Consign to Dust costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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Constricting TendrilsInstantTarget creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn. Priests of Bant protect their temples with traps more elaborate than any mosaic floor. |
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Consume the MeekInstantDestroy each creature with converted mana cost 3 or less. They can't be regenerated. "Why does it destroy? It does, and to talk of reasons wastes time and breath." |
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Consuming SinkholeInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) "What will not yield will be consumed." |
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ContradictInstantCounter target spell. Those who question Ojutai may not like the answers they receive. |
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Coordinated AssaultInstantUp to two target creatures each get +1/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn. It's hard to shout "Shields up!" with a javelin in your chest. |
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Corpse ChurnInstantPut the top three cards of your library into your graveyard, then you may return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand. "The distraction of your life has ended. Now your service begins." |
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Corpse LungeInstantAs an additional cost to cast Corpse Lunge, exile a creature card from your graveyard.
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Corrupted ResolveInstantCounter target spell if its controller is poisoned. "Flesh is a sickness that infects Phyrexia." |
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CounterfluxInstantCounterflux can't be countered by spells or abilities.
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CounterlashInstantCounter target spell. You may cast a nonland card in your hand that shares a card type with that spell without paying its mana cost. "Pathetic. Let me show you how it's done." |
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CountermandInstantCounter target spell. Its controller puts the top four cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard. The physical pain was nothing compared to the agony in his mind. |
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CountersquallInstantCounter target noncreature spell. Its controller loses 2 life. Each of the twenty-three winds of Esper is named and chronicled, and every possible interaction with the flow of magic is exhaustively detailed. |
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Cower in FearInstantCreatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn. "You will fully understand fear when you discover it is the final thing you put your faith in." |
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Crackling DoomInstantCrackling Doom deals 2 damage to each opponent. Each opponent sacrifices a creature with the greatest power among creatures he or she controls. Do not fear the lightning. Fear the one it obeys. |
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CremateInstantExile target card from a graveyard. "Without a body, the soul is helpless to fight the terms of our contracts." |
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Crippling ChillInstantTap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. One breath of the geist turns veins to rivers of ice and freezes hearts midbeat. |
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Crosis's CharmInstantChoose one - Return target permanent to its owner's hand; or destroy target nonblack creature, and it can't be regenerated; or destroy target artifact.
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Crowd's FavorInstantConvoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)
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Cruel FeedingInstantStrive - Cruel Feeding costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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CrushInstantDestroy target noncreature artifact. A golem's hands know no tenderness. |
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Crushing VinesInstantChoose one - Destroy target creature with flying; or destroy target artifact. "Your veil's curse won't stop me, deathmage. I have taken down countless night hunters and this dark plane is not big enough for you to hide." |
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CrypsisInstantTarget creature you control gains protection from creatures your opponents control until end of turn. Untap it. Tritons borrow the camouflage of their oceanic prey to become predators on land. |
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Crypt IncursionInstantExile all creature cards from target player's graveyard. You gain 3 life for each card exiled this way. The Golgari maze-runner Varolz hungers to prove his fortitude in battle, and his trail of victims feeds other hungers. |
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Cryptic CommandInstantChoose two - Counter target spell; or return target permanent to its owner's hand; or tap all creatures your opponents control; or draw a card.
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Cunning StrikeInstantCunning Strike deals 2 damage to target creature and 2 damage to target player. "The opponent who blocks the path, becomes the path." |
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CursebreakInstantDestroy target enchantment. You gain 2 life. No longer the village pariah. No longer taunted and shamed. Sigrun was finally free. |
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Cutthroat ManeuverInstantUp to two target creatures each get +1/+1 and gain lifelink until end of turn. "Our ambition drives us forward. Together we will claim what is ours, no matter who holds it." |
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Cyclonic RiftInstantReturn target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand. The Izzet specialize in unnatural disaster. |
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Dampen ThoughtInstant - ArcaneTarget player puts the top four cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
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Dance of the SkywiseInstantUntil end of turn, target creature you control becomes a blue Dragon Illusion with base power and toughness 4/4, loses all abilities, and gains flying. The Ojutai believe in the Great Wheel: those who best serve the dragonlord are destined to be reborn as dragons. |
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Dangerous WagerInstantDiscard your hand, then draw two cards. "C'mon friend, take a turn tossing the knucklebones. What've you got to lose?" |
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Dark BetrayalInstantDestroy target black creature. "You're just like me: ruthless, cunning, and ambitious. Obviously you're a threat." |
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Dark RitualInstantAdd to your mana pool.
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Dark TemperInstantDark Temper deals 2 damage to target creature. If you control a black permanent, destroy the creature instead. When you've got the temperament of a dragon, every argument is one you'll win. |
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Dauntless OnslaughtInstantUp to two target creatures each get +2/+2 until end of turn. "The people of Akros must learn from our leonin adversaries. If we match their staunch ferocity with our superior faith, we cannot fail." |
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Dazzling ReflectionInstantYou gain life equal to target creature's power. The next time that creature would deal damage this turn, prevent that damage. "The light of a felidar's horns can give even an Eldrazi pause." |
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Death DeniedInstant - ArcaneReturn X target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand. Takenuma was filled with a chorus of moans, shrieks, and wails. Some came from the living, some from the dying, and some, most horribly, from the dead. |
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Death RattleInstantDelve (You may exile any number of cards from your graveyard as you cast this spell. It costs less to cast for each card exiled this way.)
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Death WindInstantTarget creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. Leukin stared at the smoldering angel feathers. "Run!" he screamed to his patrol. "We don't stand a chance!" |
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Defend the HearthInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt to players this turn. The defenders said not a word. Their shields, spears, and stances were warning enough. |
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Defiant StrikeInstantTarget creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. "Stand where the whole battle can see you. Strike so they'll never forget." |
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Deflecting PalmInstantThe next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. If damage is prevented this way, Deflecting Palm deals that much damage to that source's controller.
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DeicideInstantExile target enchantment. If the exiled card is a God card, search its controller's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as that card and exile them, then that player shuffles his or her library. "It is done." |
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DemystifyInstantDestroy target enchantment. Behind every mage is a trail of shattered lies. |
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DepriveInstantAs an additional cost to cast Deprive, return a land you control to its owner's hand. "That would have brought shame to you as a mage. Tell you what-I'll keep your secret." |
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DesertionInstantCounter target spell. If an artifact or creature spell is countered this way, put that card onto the battlefield under your control instead of into its owner's graveyard. First the insult, then the injury. |
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Desperate RavingsInstantDraw two cards, then discard a card at random. Her mind was quite gone, yet she spoke nothing but truth. |
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Desperate RitualInstant - ArcaneAdd to your mana pool.
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Destructive RevelryInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment. Destructive Revelry deals 2 damage to that permanent's controller. "Stoke a fire hot enough and you'll never run out of things to burn." |
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Devour FleshInstantTarget player sacrifices a creature, then gains life equal to that creature's toughness. His twisted mind concluded that if he was what he ate, and he wanted to stay human, . . . |
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Devouring LightInstantConvoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.) Into the light the good are welcomed, and with the light the evil are banished. |
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Dig Through TimeInstantDelve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for .)
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DiminishInstantTarget creature becomes 1/1 until end of turn. "‘That was a narrow escape!' said Alice, a good deal frightened at the sudden change, but very glad to find herself still in existence." |
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Dimir CharmInstantChoose one - Counter target sorcery spell; or destroy target creature with power 2 or less; or look at the top three cards of target player's library, then put one back and the rest into that player's graveyard. "Dangerous to recognize. Deadly not to."
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Disdainful StrokeInstantCounter target spell with converted mana cost 4 or greater. "You are beneath contempt. Your lineage will be forgotten." |
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DisfigureInstantTarget creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. "Brave scar or unfortunate tale? It all depends on your pain threshold." |
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DismemberInstant( can be paid with either or 2 life.) "You serve Phyrexia. Your pieces would better serve Phyrexia elsewhere." |
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DismissInstantCounter target spell. "There is nothing you can do that I cannot simply deny." |
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DisorientInstantTarget creature gets -7/-0 until end of turn. "If it has a brain, even a primitive one, we can most surely scramble it." |
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DispatchInstantTap target creature. Venser wondered if it could still be called a teleportation spell if the destination is oblivion. |
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DispelInstantCounter target instant spell. "Civilization will subsume us unless we overwhelm it instead." |
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Dispense JusticeInstantTarget player sacrifices an attacking creature. The Accorders never strike first, but they always strike back. |
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DisperseInstantReturn target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Most casualties of the power struggle between vedalken and Neurok didn't die on the field of battle; they merely disappeared. |
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Display of DominanceInstantChoose one -
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DissipateInstantCounter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. "This abomination never belonged in our world. I'm merely setting it free." |
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