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ReverberateInstantCopy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. "Not bad, but I can think of a better use for that." |
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Revealing WindInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. You may look at each face-down creature that's attacking or blocking. "The sands obscure the vision of others, but clarify ours." |
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Return to the EarthInstantDestroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with flying. "Dragons are feared for their breath and their bite, but it is their wings that make them unconquerable. Bring them to earth, and they die like any other beast." |
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Return to DustInstantExile target artifact or enchantment. If you cast this spell during your main phase, you may exile up to one other target artifact or enchantment. Some timelines forever fray, branch, and intermingle. Others end abruptly. |
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Retraction HelixInstantUntil end of turn, target creature gains " Where the geometries of the world collapse, a master of the Æther can harvest power beyond comprehending. |
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RetractInstantReturn all artifacts you control to their owner's hand. "Secrets are meant to remain secret." |
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RetaliateInstantDestroy all creatures that dealt damage to you this turn. The Auriok learned perseverance from their forebears. They learned justice from the leonin. |
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ResupplyInstantYou gain 6 life. "If the scalelords are the brains of Dromoka's army, the supply caravans are its beating heart." |
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Restore the PeaceInstantReturn each creature that dealt damage this turn to its owner's hand. "You can always count on the Azorius to ruin a party." |
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Rest for the WearyInstantTarget player gains 4 life. Zendikar is a brutal taskmaster, but sometimes it offers unexpected solace. |
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RespiteInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. You gain 1 life for each attacking creature. "If they board us we're finished," warned Orim. Crovax nodded. "And if they don't . . . what then?" |
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Resounding WaveInstantReturn target permanent to its owner's hand.
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Resounding ThunderInstantResounding Thunder deals 3 damage to target creature or player.
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Resounding SilenceInstantExile target attacking creature.
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Resounding RoarInstantTarget creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
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ResizeInstantTarget creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
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Research (Research/Development)InstantChoose up to four cards you own from outside the game and shuffle them into your library.
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Rescue from the UnderworldInstantAs an additional cost to cast Rescue from the Underworld, sacrifice a creature.
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RerouteInstantChange the target of target activated ability with a single target. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.) Three hundred years of practice thwarted by an instant of mischief. |
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RepulseInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. "You aren't invited." |
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ReprisalInstantDestroy target creature with power 4 or greater. It can't be regenerated. "The meek shall fight as one, and they shall overcome even the greatest of foes." |
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Repel the DarknessInstantTap up to two target creatures. A boon to those who cannot see in the dark. A bane to those who live in it. |
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Repel IntrudersInstantPut two 1/1 white Kithkin Soldier creature tokens onto the battlefield if
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RepealInstantReturn target nonland permanent with converted mana cost X to its owner's hand. "Your deed cannot be undone. You, however, can be." |
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Renounce the GuildsInstantEach player sacrifices a multicolored permanent. "Scores will die in the name of peace. That is what you call compromise?" |
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Rending VolleyInstantRending Volley can't be countered by spells or abilities. The sky offers few hiding places. |
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Rending VinesInstant - ArcaneDestroy target artifact or enchantment if its converted mana cost is less than or equal to the number of cards in your hand.
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Render SilentInstantCounter target spell. Its controller can't cast spells this turn. "We have confiscated your spells as evidence. Once we conclude our investigation, you may petition to have them returned." |
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Rend SpiritInstantDestroy target Spirit. "The battle at Ganzan Pass was a testament to human endurance. The untrained and frightened group escaped three legions of kami, leaving more than their share of slain foes in their wake." |
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Rend FleshInstant - ArcaneDestroy target non-Spirit creature. "The Reito Massacre was a testament to the kami's unstoppable power. The human defenders might as well have been moths battling a forest fire." |
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Remove SoulInstantCounter target creature spell. When your enemies are denied soldiers, they are denied victory. |
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RemandInstantCounter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put it into its owner's hand instead of into that player's graveyard. "Well, at least all of that arm-waving and arcane babbling you did was impressive." |
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Relic CrushInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment and up to one other target artifact or enchantment. There are many ruins, but there used to be many more. |
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Release the AntsInstantRelease the Ants deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Clash with an opponent. If you win, return Release the Ants to its owner's hand. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of his or her library, then puts that card on the top or bottom. A player wins if his or her card had a higher converted mana cost.)
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ReknitInstantRegenerate target permanent. "An axe may break upon a ribbon if the ribbon's will is the stronger." |
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ReiterateInstantBuyback "Echoes of the Mirari's power yet linger." |
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Reins of PowerInstantUntap all creatures you control and all creatures target opponent controls. You and that opponent each gain control of all creatures the other controls until end of turn. Those creatures gain haste until end of turn.
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ReincarnationInstantChoose target creature. When that creature dies this turn, return a creature card from its owner's graveyard to the battlefield under the control of that creature's owner.
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RegressInstantReturn target permanent to its owner's hand. "Never look too deep, where the waters turn dark. What the sea has hidden there may not stay down forever." |
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RegenerateInstantRegenerate target creature. (The next time that creature would be destroyed this turn, it isn't. Instead tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat.) "This wound shall be like the chills of winter: swiftly forgotten when spring shoots rise." |
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Refraction TrapInstant - TrapIf an opponent cast a red instant or sorcery spell this turn, you may pay
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RefocusInstantUntap target creature. "Before you can open your third eye, you must prove you can open the first two." |
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RedirectInstantYou may choose new targets for target spell. "It's actually quite simple, but since you've only recently begun to walk upright, it may take some time to explain." |
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Redeem the LostInstantTarget creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. Clash with an opponent. If you win, return Redeem the Lost to its owner's hand. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of his or her library, then puts that card on the top or bottom. A player wins if his or her card had a higher converted mana cost.)
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RedeemInstantPrevent all damage that would be dealt this turn to up to two target creatures. "Let me redeem my brothers both from death." |
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ReclaimInstantPut target card from your graveyard on top of your library. The wise pay as much attention to what they throw away as to what they keep. |
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Reckless SpiteInstantDestroy two target nonblack creatures. You lose 5 life. "My plan's elegance leads my enemies to believe it is spite that fuels me." |
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ReciprocateInstantExile target creature that dealt damage to you this turn. "Just as the noble soul calls virtue to itself, the evil soul summons harm." |
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RebukeInstantDestroy target attacking creature. "No one chooses to be stitched together into a skaab. If it could speak, it would beg for its own destruction." |
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Rebuff the WickedInstantCounter target spell that targets a permanent you control. "I cannot teach you their brand of magic, but I can teach you how to defend against it." |
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Reap What Is SownInstantPut a +1/+1 counter on each of up to three target creatures. The strength of the people comes from the land. And the bounty of the land comes from Karametra. |
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Realms UnchartedInstantSearch your library for four land cards with different names and reveal them. An opponent chooses two of those cards. Put the chosen cards into your graveyard and the rest into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
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Reality SpasmInstantChoose one - Tap X target permanents; or untap X target permanents. From the moment the first Eldrazi spawn squirmed free, everything on Zendikar took on an adjusted meaning, a new slant toward or away from the waking giants. |
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Reality ShiftInstantExile target creature. Its controller manifests the top card of his or her library. (That player puts the top card of his or her library onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. If it's a creature card, it can be turned face up any time for its mana cost.)
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Reality HemorrhageInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) Tarek could not tell whether he was losing his blood or his mind. |
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Ready (Ready/Willing)InstantCreatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. Untap each creature you control.
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Reach Through MistsInstant - ArcaneDraw a card. "Know one part of the name, obsession begins. Know two parts, paranoia sets in. Know three parts, madness descends. Know all, and only the kami know what will become of you." |
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Reach of ShadowsInstantDestroy target creature that's one or more colors. "Is it better to be a fool or a coward? Fools may get things done occasionally, but cowards live longer." |
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Razor BarrierInstantTarget permanent you control gains protection from artifacts or from the color of your choice until end of turn. "We protect our homelands. Why should they not protect us?" |
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Ray of RevelationInstantDestroy target enchantment. "May angels carry him into the Blessed Sleep with dreams of sunlit days and moonless nights." |
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Ray of DissolutionInstantDestroy target enchantment. You gain 3 life. The works of one god last only as long as the patience of another. |
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Ray of CommandInstantUntap target creature an opponent controls and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn. When you lose control of the creature, tap it. "Heel." |
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Ravenous TrapInstant - TrapIf an opponent had three or more cards put into his or her graveyard from anywhere this turn, you may pay
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Rapid HybridizationInstantDestroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller puts a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token onto the battlefield. "We've merged your life essence with that of several creatures at once. You're welcome."
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Ranger's GuileInstantTarget creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) In the remote corners of Kessig, protection is found in secret powers unknown to the Church of Avacyn. |
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Rally the RighteousInstantRadiance - Untap target creature and each other creature that shares a color with it. Those creatures get +2/+0 until end of turn. Yuri took up the ragged Boros banner, and his brethren, inspired by the act, followed him back into the fight. |
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Rally the PeasantsInstantCreatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. "If you must go out at night, bring a mob." |
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Rally the ForcesInstantAttacking creatures get +1/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn. "Drive them back! Make their underworld into their grave!" |
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Rally the AncestorsInstantReturn each creature card with converted mana cost X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Exile those creatures at the beginning of your next upkeep. Exile Rally the Ancestors. "The family is a tree, and in times of need, every branch can be a weapon." |
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Rakshasa's DisdainInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays "Every failure, every death only makes my strength greater." |
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Rakdos CharmInstantChoose one - Exile all cards from target player's graveyard; or destroy target artifact; or each creature deals 1 damage to its controller. "Let all feel joy in pain." |
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Raise the AlarmInstantPut two 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens onto the battlefield. "The nim raid our homes without warning. We must defend our homes without hesitation." |
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Rain of RustInstantChoose one - Destroy target artifact; or destroy target land. On Mirrodin, mages who call upon the power of rust are shunned by their people and often turn mercenary to survive. |
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Rain of BladesInstantRain of Blades deals 1 damage to each attacking creature. Some say they are the weapons of heroes fallen in battle, eager for one last chance at glory. |
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Radiant PurgeInstantExile target multicolored creature or multicolored enchantment. The Shifting Wastes are Dromoka's domain. She will not tolerate intruders. |
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Quiet PurityInstant - ArcaneDestroy target enchantment. "When the Kami of Utter Silence passes, walls lose their secrets. Scrolls lose their lessons. Tapestries lose their beauty. Where there was meaning, there is only stillness." |
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Quicksilver GeyserInstantReturn up to two target nonland permanents to their owners' hands. "Phyrexians are tenacious. That's not the same thing as clever." |
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QuickenInstantThe next sorcery card you cast this turn can be cast as though it had flash. (It can be cast any time you could cast an instant.) A skilled Izzet chronarch can carry out an epic vendetta between the fall of one hourglass grain and the next. |
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QuickchangeInstantTarget creature becomes the color or colors of your choice until end of turn. Most Ravnicans lead lives of desperate survival. Those who thrive are malleable enough to change with the ever-shifting politics of the guilds. |
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QuashInstantCounter target instant or sorcery spell. Search its controller's graveyard, hand, and library for all cards with the same name as that spell and exile them. Then that player shuffles his or her library.
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PyromaticsInstantReplicate
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Pyretic RitualInstantAdd The Multiverse is filled with limitless power just waiting for someone to reach out and seize it. |
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PutrefyInstantDestroy target artifact or creature. It can't be regenerated. "All matter, animate or not, rots when exposed to time. We merely speed up the process." |
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Put AwayInstantCounter target spell. You may shuffle up to one target card from your graveyard into your library. Kithkin spellbottlers spend half their time preserving old memories and the other half punishing the new. |
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Purify the GraveInstantExile target card from a graveyard. Some priests speak in whispers of the Helvault, a silver prison of unpurged evils. |
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PurgeInstantDestroy target artifact creature or black creature. It can't be regenerated. For the first and last time, the horrific creature experienced terror. |
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Pure IntentionsInstant - ArcaneWhenever a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard cards this turn, return those cards from your graveyard to your hand.
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Punishing FireInstantPunishing Fire deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
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Punish the EnemyInstantPunish the Enemy deals 3 damage to target player and 3 damage to target creature. "When justice descends, the servant will burn with the master." |
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Punish IgnoranceInstantCounter target spell. Its controller loses 3 life and you gain 3 life. "Amateurish. Nearsighted. A waste of my time and everyone else's." |
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Puncturing LightInstantDestroy target attacking or blocking creature with power 3 or less. "The vampires knew what was coming. I know it. And they did nothing. They deserve to feel the same agony they've caused all of us." |
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Puncture BoltInstantPuncture Bolt deals 1 damage to target creature. Put a -1/-1 counter on that creature. Cinder pyromancers measure their success by counting their enemies' smoking holes. |
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Puncture BlastInstantWither (This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.) Gnarltrunk didn't remember having quite that many knotholes. |
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Pulse of the GridInstantDraw two cards, then discard a card. Then if an opponent has more cards in hand than you, return Pulse of the Grid to its owner's hand. Before labs or lectures, there was insight. |
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Pulse of the ForgeInstantPulse of the Forge deals 4 damage to target player. Then if that player has more life than you, return Pulse of the Forge to its owner's hand. Before wars or weapons, there was anger. |
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Pulse of the FieldsInstantYou gain 4 life. Then if an opponent has more life than you, return Pulse of the Fields to its owner's hand. Before religion or civilization, there was order. |
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Pulse of MurasaInstantReturn target creature or land card from a graveyard to its owner's hand. You gain 6 life. "Little flower twirl and bloom, arise from this your rocky tomb. Little warrior slash and brawl, be born again to free us all." |
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Pull UnderInstant - ArcaneTarget creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn. "Although nowhere on Kamigawa was safe during the war, the Takenuma Swamp was the most horrifying. The rotting bamboo itself rebelled against its mortal inhabitants, pulling them into unmarked graves." |
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Pull from EternityInstantPut target face-up exiled card into its owner's graveyard. It is best to conquer dragons before they hatch. |
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Public ExecutionInstantDestroy target creature an opponent controls. Each other creature that player controls gets -2/-0 until end of turn. Though the executioner did not speak, the villagers got the message. |
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