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Lash OutInstantLash Out deals 3 damage to target creature. Clash with an opponent. If you win, Lash Out deals 3 damage to that creature's controller. (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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Lash of the WhipInstantTarget creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn. "No matter who their fickle hearts worship, all mortals belong to one god in the end." |
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Laquatus's DisdainInstantCounter target spell cast from a graveyard. "The first time was amusing, but now you're getting tiresome." |
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Lapse of CertaintyInstantCounter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put it on top of its owner's library instead of into that player's graveyard. Without a connection of mind and body, magic is just an idea stuck in the head, a word on the tip of a tongue. |
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Lammastide WeaveInstantName a card, then target player puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard. If that card is the named card, you gain life equal to its converted mana cost. "A ribbon torn will ward away dark dreams." |
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Lace with MoongloveInstantTarget creature gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy that creature.) "Which is more filled with poison: the flower of the moonglove or the minds of elves?" |
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Krovikan RotInstantDestroy target creature with power 2 or less.
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Krosan ReclamationInstantTarget player shuffles up to two target cards from his or her graveyard into his or her library.
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Krosan GripInstantSplit second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.) "Give up these unnatural weapons, these scrolls. Heart and mind and fist are enough." |
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Kozilek's ReturnInstantDevoid (This card has no color.)
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Kor DirgeInstantAll damage that would be dealt this turn to target creature you control by a source of your choice is dealt to another target creature instead. Rath's new evincar eliminated the brutish moggs and took a new slave race, one more reminiscent of her own feline grace. |
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Kor ChantInstantAll damage that would be dealt this turn to target creature you control by a source of your choice is dealt to another target creature instead. The true treasure no thief can touch. |
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Kolaghan's CommandInstantChoose two -
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Kodama's MightInstant - ArcaneTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
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Kjeldoran War CryInstantCreatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is 1 plus the number of cards named Kjeldoran War Cry in all graveyards. King Darien's breath crystallized and fell to the frozen battlefield, but its command carried true to all soldiers of New Argive. |
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Kiora's DismissalInstantStrive - Kiora's Dismissal costs
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Kindled FuryInstantTarget creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. "Rage is a dangerous weapon. Your enemies will try to use your anger against you. Use it against them first." |
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KindleInstantKindle deals X damage to target creature or player, where X is 2 plus the number of cards named Kindle in all graveyards. Hope of deliverance is scorched by the fire of futility. |
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Killing GlareInstantDestroy target creature with power X or less. A casual glance into a dark corner may be your last. |
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Kill ShotInstantDestroy target attacking creature. Mardu archers are trained in Dakla, the way of the bow. They never miss their target, no matter how small, how fast, or how far away. |
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Keep WatchInstantDraw a card for each attacking creature. "I see their moral dilemmas. I see their raw courage. I see their self-sacrifice. I see our victory." |
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Karn's TouchInstantTarget noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its converted mana cost until end of turn. (It retains its abilities.)
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Kaervek's SpiteInstantAs an additional cost to cast Kaervek's Spite, sacrifice all permanents you control and discard your hand. "The end justifies the means. What do I care if I rule over the dead rather than over the living? The dead ask fewer questions." |
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Jund CharmInstantChoose one - Exile all cards from target player's graveyard; or Jund Charm deals 2 damage to each creature; or put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. Jund pulses with raw energy, waiting for shamans to shape it into useful form. |
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JumpInstantTarget creature gains flying until end of turn. "Humanity has always envied the power of flight. So we took it." |
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Judge UnworthyInstantChoose target attacking or blocking creature. Scry 3, then reveal the top card of your library. Judge Unworthy deals damage equal to that card's converted mana cost to that creature. (To scry 3, look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)
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JoltInstantYou may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land. "There's nothing like a sudden shock to clarify one's thoughts." |
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Joint AssaultInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. If it's paired with a creature, that creature also gets +2/+2 until end of turn. "By my power, werewolves shall become the wolfir, our allies in combat against darkness." |
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Join the RanksInstantPut two 1/1 white Soldier Ally creature tokens onto the battlefield. Expeditionary houses are notorious for their rivalries. But when adventurers meet in the wilderness, the instinct for mutual survival outweighs petty grudges. |
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JinxInstantTarget land becomes the basic land type of your choice until end of turn. "What wizards upset, the land soon rights." |
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JiltInstantKicker "You're not my Hanna" |
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Jeskai CharmInstantChoose one -
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Jaded ResponseInstantCounter target spell if it shares a color with a creature you control. "Calm down everyone; it's nothing we haven't seen before." |
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Jace's IngenuityInstantDraw three cards. "Brute force can sometimes kick down a locked door, but knowledge is a skeleton key." |
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Jabari's InfluenceInstantCast Jabari's Influence only after combat. "Common soldiers can't understand what a sidar knows: the enemy can be a resource." |
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Izzet CharmInstantChoose one - Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays
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Ixidor's WillInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays "Some dreams should not come to be." |
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Ivory CharmInstantChoose one - All creatures get -2/-0 until end of turn; or tap target creature; or prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.
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IrradiateInstantTarget creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each artifact you control. The blast ignores the cage of metal but devours the flesh inside. |
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Iron WillInstantTarget creature gets +0/+4 until end of turn.
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Ire of KaminariInstant - ArcaneIre of Kaminari deals damage to target creature or player equal to the number of Arcane cards in your graveyard. "Thunder broke the brittle silence over the Araba. A surge of raw energy lifted the soldier's body into the air and briefly, in the heart of the flash, he saw the face of a god." |
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InvulnerabilityInstantBuyback
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InvigorateInstantIf you control a Forest, rather than pay Invigorate's mana cost, you may have an opponent gain 3 life.
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Invert the SkiesInstantCreatures your opponents control lose flying until end of turn if
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IntuitionInstantSearch your library for three cards and reveal them. Target opponent chooses one. Put that card into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Then shuffle your library.
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Into Thin AirInstantAffinity for artifacts (This spell costs "Perhaps I should take Mirrodin apart and begin again." |
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Into the RoilInstantKicker "Roil tide! Roil tide! Tie yourselves down!" |
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Into the FrayInstant - ArcaneTarget creature attacks this turn if able.
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Into the CoreInstantExile two target artifacts. "They believe they're driving us back, but we're leading them to their doom." |
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Intimidation BoltInstantIntimidation Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature. Other creatures can't attack this turn. For hours afterward, all they could see was the grisly silhouette of their master, screaming. |
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Intervention PactInstantThe next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way.
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InterveneInstantCounter target spell that targets a creature. "At first I simply observed. But I found that without investment in others, life serves no purpose." |
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InterdictInstantCounter target activated ability from an artifact, creature, enchantment, or land. That permanent's activated abilities can't be activated this turn. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
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Intellectual OfferingInstantChoose an opponent. You and that player each draw three cards.
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Instill InfectionInstantPut a -1/-1 counter on target creature. "The results of our ninth inoculation were the same. The specimen was, of course, euthanized before the contagion could spread." |
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InspiritInstantUntap target creature. It gets +2/+4 until end of turn. "The hour of your redemption is here. . . . Rally to me. . . . rise and strike. Strike at every favorable opportunity. For your homes and hearths, strike!" |
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Inspiring CallInstantDraw a card for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it. Those creatures gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)
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Inspired ChargeInstantCreatures you control get +2/+1 until end of turn. "Impossible! How could they overwhelm us? We had barricades, war elephants, . . . and they were barely a tenth of our number!" |
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InspirationInstantTarget player draws two cards. "Day 31: I finally succeeded in my time reversal experiment! |
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Insidious DreamsInstantAs an additional cost to cast Insidious Dreams, discard X cards. Chainer dreams of ultimate knowledge. |
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Inside OutInstantSwitch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn. Seyden's temperament didn't take well to the puca's magic. Nor did his face. |
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Inquisitor's SnareInstantPrevent all damage target attacking or blocking creature would deal this turn. If that creature is black or red, destroy it. Driven by their paranoia, kithkin inflict on their foes all the agonies they believe would have been inflicted on them. |
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Inner Calm, Outer StrengthInstant - ArcaneTarget creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand. The ghostly objects around the kami circled faster and faster, creating a dizzying cyclone of motion. When it opened its eyes, it struck. |
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Infuse with the ElementsInstantConverge - Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature, where X is the number of colors of mana spent to cast Infuse with the Elements. That creature gains trample until end of turn. "Zendikar has given us the weapons to wage war on the appropriate scale."-Najiya, leader of the Tajuru |
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InfuseInstantUntap target artifact, creature, or land. "The potential for change lies in all things. Know a thing's nature, know its possibilities, and know it anew." |
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InflameInstantInflame deals 2 damage to each creature dealt damage this turn. Wound, maim, kill: it's all the same to a Keldon. |
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InfiltrateInstantTarget creature is unblockable this turn. Getting in was the easy part. Getting out proved to be more difficult. |
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Inferno TrapInstant - TrapIf you've been dealt damage by two or more creatures this turn, you may pay "Do you smell something burning?" |
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InfernoInstantInferno deals 6 damage to each creature and each player. "Any scrap of compassion that still existed in my soul was permanently snuffed out when they cast me out into the flames." |
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Induce ParanoiaInstantCounter target spell. If
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Induce DespairInstantAs an additional cost to cast Induce Despair, reveal a creature card from your hand. All the angel saw was her doom. |
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Indestructible AuraInstantPrevent all damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. Theodar strode the battle lines, snatching swords with his bare hands and casting them aside until all cowered before him. |
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Increasing VengeanceInstantCopy target instant or sorcery spell you control. If Increasing Vengeance was cast from a graveyard, copy that spell twice instead. You may choose new targets for the copies.
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Incite WarInstantChoose one - Creatures target player controls attack this turn if able; or creatures you control gain first strike until end of turn.
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InciteInstantTarget creature becomes red until end of turn and attacks this turn if able. The veneer of rationality peeled from the mage, revealing the spite and rage beneath. |
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IncinerateInstantIncinerate deals 3 damage to target creature or player. A creature dealt damage this way can't be regenerated this turn. "Spontaneous combustion is a myth. If you burst into flame, someone wanted you to." |
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ImpulseInstantLook at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. "Controlling time ensures you need never look impulsive again." |
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Imps' TauntInstantBuyback
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Impact ResonanceInstantImpact Resonance deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures, where X is the greatest amount of damage dealt by a source to a permanent or player this turn.
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Imp's MischiefInstantChange the target of target spell with a single target. You lose life equal to that spell's converted mana cost. "Do the innocent pay for the crimes of the guilty? Of course they do. That's the fate of the weak." |
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Immolating GlareInstantDestroy target attacking creature. "The sun can warm your skin or blister it, nurture your crops or wither them, light your path or blind you. She is a fickle friend, but a far worse enemy." |
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Illusionist's GambitInstantCast Illusionist's Gambit only during the declare blockers step on an opponent's turn.Remove all attacking creatures from combat and untap them. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase. Each of those creatures attacks that combat if able. They can't attack you or a planeswalker you control that combat.
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Illusion (Illusion/Reality)InstantTarget spell or permanent becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.
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IlluminationInstantCounter target artifact or enchantment spell. Its controller gains life equal to its converted mana cost. "A brilliant light can either illuminate or blind. How will you know which until you open your eyes?" |
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Ignorant BlissInstantExile all cards from your hand face down. At the beginning of the next end step, return those cards to your hand, then draw a card. "A quick step beyond oblivion lies a place so full of thoughts that it leaves no room for your own." |
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Ignite DisorderInstantIgnite Disorder deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three target white and/or blue creatures. The shaman prowled the academy halls, shaking his head at the pomp and babble of the sages inside. He knew just the spell to liven the place up. |
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Icy BlastInstantTap X target creatures. "Do not think the sand or the sun will hold back the breath of winter." |
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Hysterical BlindnessInstantCreatures your opponents control get -4/-0 until end of turn. "The panic is amusing, but the real fun comes when the spell passes and the villagers start looking for a scapegoat." |
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HydrosurgeInstantTarget creature gets -5/-0 until end of turn. "Thirsty?" |
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HydroformInstantTarget land becomes a 3/3 Elemental creature with flying until end of turn. It's still a land. "While the sea may be our home, the sky is our destiny."
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HydroblastInstantChoose one - Counter target spell if it's red; or destroy target permanent if it's red. "Heed the lessons of our time: the forms of water may move the land itself and hold captive the fires within." |
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Hurkyl's RecallInstantReturn all artifacts target player owns to his or her hand. Hurkyl's research at the College of Lat-Nam wasn't enough to stop the two brothers, but for centuries thereafter her spellcraft taught artificers restraint. |
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Hunting PackInstantPut a 4/4 green Beast creature token onto the battlefield.
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Hunter's InsightInstantChoose target creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker this turn, draw that many cards. "The predator knows the true way of the world. Life is conflict. Only the strong survive." |
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Hunter's AmbushInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt by nongreen creatures this turn. First you lose your enemy's trail. Then you lose all sense of direction. Then you hear the growls . . . |
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Hunger of the HowlpackInstantPut a +1/+1 counter on target creature. "Werewolves are an unholy mix of a predator's instinct and a human's hatred." |
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Hundred-Talon StrikeInstant - ArcaneTarget creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
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HumbleInstantTarget creature loses all abilities and becomes 0/1 until end of turn. "It is not your place to rule, Radiant. It may not even be mine." |
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Human FrailtyInstantDestroy target Human creature. "I have seen a hundred mortal families rise and fall. I shall outlast a thousand more." |
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HubrisInstantReturn target creature and all Auras attached to it to their owners' hands. "You wish to learn of Nyx? Very well." |
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