Daze

Instant

You may return an Island you control to its owner's hand rather than pay Daze's mana cost.

Counter target spell unless its controller pays .

Dazzling Beauty

Instant

Cast Dazzling Beauty only during the declare blockers step.

Target unblocked attacking creature becomes blocked. (This spell works on unblockable creatures.)

Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Dazzling Reflection

Instant

You 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."
-Zarra, lullmage

Dead (Dead/Gone)

Instant

Dead deals 2 damage to target creature.

Death Bomb

Instant

As an additional cost to cast Death Bomb, sacrifice a creature.

Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller loses 2 life.

There's no higher honor in Phyrexia than dying for Yawgmoth's glorious vision.

Death Denied

Instant - Arcane

Return 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.

Death of a Thousand Stings

Instant - Arcane

Target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have more cards in hand than each opponent, you may return Death of a Thousand Stings from your graveyard to your hand.

Death Pulse

Instant

Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

When you cycle Death Pulse, you may have target creature get -1/-1 until end of turn.

Death Rattle

Instant

Delve (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.)

Destroy target nongreen creature. It can't be regenerated.

Death Spark

Instant

Death Spark deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if Death Spark is in your graveyard with a creature card directly above it, you may pay . If you do, return Death Spark to your hand.

Death Ward

Instant

Regenerate target creature.

Death Wind

Instant

Target 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!"

Deathlace

Instant

Target spell or permanent becomes black. (Mana symbols on that permanent remain unchanged.)

Debt of Loyalty

Instant

Regenerate target creature. You gain control of that creature if it regenerates this way.

"I killed him because I had to," Starke lied to Gerrard. "But now I pledge my loyalty to you."

Decree of Savagery

Instant

Put four +1/+1 counters on each creature you control.

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

When you cycle Decree of Savagery, you may put four +1/+1 counters on target creature.

Defend the Hearth

Instant

Prevent 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.

Defensive Maneuvers

Instant

Creatures of the creature type of your choice get +0/+4 until end of turn.

"Only on the battlefield can we repay all the Order has given us."

Defiant Strike

Instant

Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Draw a card.

"Stand where the whole battle can see you. Strike so they'll never forget."
-Anafenza, khan of the Abzan

Defiling Tears

Instant

Until end of turn, target creature becomes black, gets +1/-1, and gains ": Regenerate this creature."

Serra's living warriors looked on in horror. "Where is our Lady now?" they cried.

Deflecting Palm

Instant

The 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.

Deflection

Instant

Change the target of target spell with a single target.

Up and down,
over and through,
back around-
the joke's on you.

Defy Gravity

Instant

Target creature gains flying until end of turn.

Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Magical or not, it's still a cloud.

Deglamer

Instant

Choose target artifact or enchantment. Its owner shuffles it into his or her library.

The more pleasant an illusion's garb, the more indecent its form laid bare.

Deicide

Instant

Exile 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."
-Elspeth

Delay

Instant

Counter target spell. If the spell is countered this way, exile it with three time counters on it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of its owner's upkeep, remove a counter from that card. When the last is removed, the player plays it without paying its mana cost. If it's a creature, it has haste.)

Delirium

Instant

Cast Delirium only during an opponent's turn.

Tap target creature that player controls. That creature deals damage equal to its power to the player. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by the creature this turn.

Deluge

Instant

Tap all creatures without flying.

"From the sea came all life, and to the sea it will return. The sooner the better."
-Emperor Aboshan

Demonic Consultation

Instant

Name a card. Exile the top six cards of your library, then reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal the named card. Put that card into your hand and exile all other cards revealed this way.

Demoralize

Instant

Each creature can't be blocked this turn except by two or more creatures.

Threshold - If seven or more cards are in your graveyard, creatures can't block this turn.

Demystify

Instant

Destroy target enchantment.

Behind every mage is a trail of shattered lies.

Deprive

Instant

As an additional cost to cast Deprive, return a land you control to its owner's hand.

Counter target spell.

"That would have brought shame to you as a mage. Tell you what-I'll keep your secret."
-Noyan Dar, Tazeem lullmage

Desertion

Instant

Counter 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.

Desperate Gambit

Instant

Choose a source you control and flip a coin. If you win the flip, the next time that source would deal damage this turn, it deals double that damage instead. If you lose the flip, the next time it would deal damage this turn, prevent that damage.

Desperate Ravings

Instant

Draw two cards, then discard a card at random.

Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Her mind was quite gone, yet she spoke nothing but truth.

Desperate Ritual

Instant - Arcane

Add to your mana pool.

Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)

Destructive Revelry

Instant

Destroy 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."
-Xenagos, the Reveler

Devour Flesh

Instant

Target 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, . . .

Devour in Shadow

Instant

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. You lose life equal to that creature's toughness.

"Feel the burn of the mists. Master them. They will devour your enemies."
-Geth, keeper of the Vault

Devouring Light

Instant

Convoke (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.)

Exile target attacking or blocking creature.

Into the light the good are welcomed, and with the light the evil are banished.

Devouring Rage

Instant - Arcane

As an additional cost to cast Devouring Rage, you may sacrifice any number of Spirits.

Target creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn. For each Spirit sacrificed this way, that creature gets an additional +3/+0 until end of turn.