Wicked RewardInstantAs an additional cost to cast Wicked Reward, sacrifice a creature. "The blood on my hands is merely proof of my ambition." |
|
|||||||
ForeshadowInstantName a card, then target opponent puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard. If that card is the named card, you draw a card.
|
|
|||||||
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." |
|
|||||||
Time and TideInstantSimultaneously, all phased-out creatures phase in and all creatures with phasing phase out. "Time may heal all wounds, but what heals time?" |
|
|||||||
Feral InstinctInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. "If a rhino's head is lower than its shoulders, trust me-it is not praying." |
|
|||||||
Honorable PassageInstantThe next time a source of your choice would deal damage to target creature or player this turn, prevent that damage. If damage from a red source is prevented this way, Honorable Passage deals that much damage to the source's controller.
|
|
|||||||
SimoonInstantSimoon deals 1 damage to each creature target opponent controls. "The black-and-white sacred monkey holds her children to her, and waits." |
|
|||||||
Urborg JusticeInstantTarget opponent sacrifices a creature for each creature put into your graveyard from the battlefield this turn. "It is a narrow line between justice and vengeance." |
|
|||||||
AbeyanceInstantUntil end of turn, target player can't cast instant or sorcery spells, and that player can't activate abilities that aren't mana abilities. "I'm too modest a wizard to reveal the full extent of my abilities." |
|
|||||||
Guided StrikeInstantTarget creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. "If you can kill your enemy with the first stroke, you save yourself the labor of the second." |
|
|||||||
Diabolic EdictInstantTarget player sacrifices a creature. Greven il-Vec lifted Vhati off his feet. "The fall will give you time to think on your failure." |
|
|||||||
Imps' TauntInstantBuyback (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
|
|
|||||||
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.)
|
|
|||||||
Reality AnchorInstantTarget creature loses shadow until end of turn. "See how you like it." |
|
|||||||
ReapInstantReturn up to X target cards from your graveyard to your hand, where X is the number of black permanents target opponent controls as you cast Reap. "Let Volrath choke on his crop of hatred." |
|
|||||||
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?" |
|
|||||||
Blood FrenzyInstantCast Blood Frenzy only before the combat damage step. "When Torahn bellows, none survive-not even the warrior whose horns he rides." |
|
|||||||
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. |
|
|||||||
InvulnerabilityInstantBuyback (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
|
|
|||||||
Serene OfferingInstantDestroy target enchantment. You gain life equal to its converted mana cost. "A sacrifice made in peace is worth a dozen made in panic." |
|
|||||||
ReboundInstantChange the target of target spell that targets only a player. The new target must be a player. Insult, like an arrow, is beyond control once loosed. |
|
|||||||
Constant MistsInstantBuyback-Sacrifice a land. (You may sacrifice a land in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
|
|
|||||||
ProvokeInstantUntap target creature you don't control. That creature blocks this turn if able. Mirri did not have time to think, only to react. |
|
|||||||
TemperInstantPrevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. For each 1 damage prevented this way, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature. "I don't need a plan, just a goal. The rest will follow on its own." |
|
|||||||
AllayInstantBuyback (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
|
|
|||||||
Price of ProgressInstantPrice of Progress deals damage to each player equal to twice the number of nonbasic lands that player controls. Man versus nature is not a fair fight. |
|
|||||||
Shattering PulseInstantBuyback (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
|
|
|||||||
Sonic BurstInstantAs an additional cost to cast Sonic Burst, discard a card at random. Music scythes the savage beast. |
|
|||||||
ResuscitateInstantUntil end of turn, creatures you control gain ": Regenerate this creature." "It is the art of convincing someone to live." |
|
|||||||
ClearInstantDestroy target enchantment.
|
|
|||||||
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." |
|
|||||||
FalterInstantCreatures without flying can't block this turn. Like a sleeping dragon, Shiv stirs and groans at times. |
|
|||||||
Fault LineInstantFault Line deals X damage to each creature without flying and each player. We live on the serpent's back. |
|
|||||||
Headlong RushInstantAttacking creatures gain first strike until end of turn. A landslide of goblins poured toward the defenders-tumbling, rolling, and bouncing their way down the steep hillside. |
|
|||||||
LullInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
|
|
|||||||
SymbiosisInstantTwo target creatures each get +2/+2 until end of turn. Although the elves of Argoth always considered them a nuisance, the pixies made fine allies during the war against the machines. |
|
|||||||
Hope and GloryInstantUntap two target creatures. Each of them gets +1/+1 until end of turn. "Serra ruled by faith. I cannot afford that luxury." |
|
|||||||
Peace and QuietInstantDestroy two target enchantments. "In time our realm will shine again. But it will gleam only when we scour away the taint of doubt." |
|
|||||||
MiscalculationInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays .
|
|
|||||||
SnapInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Untap up to two lands. Good riddance. |
|
|||||||
ParchInstantChoose one - Parch deals 2 damage to target creature or player; or Parch deals 4 damage to target blue creature. "Your porous flesh betrays you." |
|
|||||||
RepopulateInstantShuffle all creature cards from target player's graveyard into that player's library.
|
|
|||||||
Fend OffInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target creature this turn. The best defense is to not get hit. |
|
|||||||
Scent of BrineInstantReveal any number of blue cards in your hand. Counter target spell unless its controller pays for each card revealed this way.
|
|
|||||||
Rapid DecayInstantExile up to three target cards from a single graveyard. The grave robbers arrived the day after the burial. They were a day too late. |
|
|||||||
Scent of NightshadeInstantReveal any number of black cards in your hand. Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards revealed this way.
|
|
|||||||
Honor the FallenInstantExile all creature cards from all graveyards. You gain 1 life for each card exiled this way. "May the River claim Cho-Manno's body, wherever it lies." |
|
|||||||
Orim's CureInstantIf you control a Plains, you may tap an untapped creature you control rather than pay Orim's Cure's mana cost.
|
|
|||||||
RenounceInstantSacrifice any number of permanents. You gain 2 life for each permanent sacrificed this way. Gerrard offered no defense to Orim's condemnation; the mission was under his command, and he was responsible. |
|
|||||||
Soothing BalmInstantTarget player gains 5 life. Orim taught Ta-Karnst and the other Cho-Arrim healers a far less invasive method of healing. |
|
|||||||
HoodwinkInstantReturn target artifact, enchantment, or land to its owner's hand. The youths of Rishada's marketplace are always ready for a quick footrace. |
|
|||||||
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.)
|
|
|||||||
Tidal BoreInstantYou may return an Island you control to its owner's hand rather than pay Tidal Bore's mana cost. The dry riverbed became a raging torrent, and the Cho-Arrim claimed their prize. |
|
|||||||
Ghoul's FeastInstantTarget creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard. Mercadians not wealthy enough to buy a tomb are thrown into a bog called "the Ghoul's Larder." |
|
|||||||
RouseInstantIf you control a Swamp, you may pay 2 life rather than pay Rouse's mana cost.
|
|
|||||||
Accumulated KnowledgeInstantDraw a card, then draw cards equal to the number of cards named Accumulated Knowledge in all graveyards. "I have seen and heard much here. There are secrets within secrets. Let me show you." |
|
|||||||
DazeInstantYou may return an Island you control to its owner's hand rather than pay Daze's mana cost.
|
|
|||||||
Pale MoonInstantUntil end of turn, if a player taps a nonbasic land for mana, it produces colorless mana instead of any other type. Denizens of Rath had never seen the moon before. It was a symbol of change, not constancy. |
|
|||||||
Flowstone StrikeInstantTarget creature gets +1/-1 and gains haste until end of turn. Aggression exacts its toll. |
|
|||||||
Fog PatchInstantCast Fog Patch only during the declare blockers step. Realizing they weren't getting past the fog, the elves did the only thing they could do: wait. |
|
|||||||
Rhystic ShieldInstantCreatures you control get +0/+1 until end of turn. They get an additional +0/+2 until end of turn unless any player pays . A shield for one is good. A shield for everyone is even better. |
|
|||||||
WithdrawInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Then return another target creature to its owner's hand unless its controller pays . "We outnumber them! Charge! Charge! Hey, where'd you guys go? Retreat! Retreat!" |
|
|||||||
Steal StrengthInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Another target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. With each grunt of pain from Haddad, Greel's grin widened. |
|
|||||||
Wild MightInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. That creature gets an additional +4/+4 until end of turn unless any player pays . The hunted can become the fiercest hunters. |
|
|||||||
LiberateInstantExile target creature you control. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step. "Not everyone gets a second chance." |
|
|||||||
Samite MinistrationInstantPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn by a source of your choice. Whenever damage from a black or red source is prevented this way this turn, you gain that much life.
|
|
|||||||
WinnowInstantDestroy target nonland permanent if another permanent with the same name is on the battlefield. "Strength in numbers? I think not." |
|
|||||||
Barrin's UnmakingInstantReturn target permanent to its owner's hand if that permanent shares a color with the most common color among all permanents or a color tied for most common.
|
|
|||||||
ProhibitInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
|
|
|||||||
Sway of IllusionInstantAny number of target creatures become the color of your choice until end of turn. "I suggest you take a closer look." |
|
|||||||
Teferi's ResponseInstantCounter target spell or ability an opponent controls that targets a land you control. If a permanent's ability is countered this way, destroy that permanent.
|
|
|||||||
Chaotic StrikeInstantCast Chaotic Strike only during combat after blockers are declared.
|
|
|||||||
Lightning DartInstantLightning Dart deals 1 damage to target creature. If that creature is white or blue, Lightning Dart deals 4 damage to it instead. Broken and punctured by dozens of Phyrexian portals, the angry sky began to spit lightning back at the world. |
|
|||||||
Scorching LavaInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
|
|
|||||||
BindInstantCounter target activated ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.) "The battlefield is cluttered enough. Be still." |
|
|||||||
TangleInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. Gaea battles rampant death with abundant life. |
|
|||||||
Artifact MutationInstantDestroy target artifact. It can't be regenerated. Put X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens onto the battlefield, where X is that artifact's converted mana cost. "From shards and splinters I call forth my living horde." |
|
|||||||
Aura MutationInstantDestroy target enchantment. Put X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens onto the battlefield, where X is that enchantment's converted mana cost. "Life can be found in all things, even things unnatural." |
|
|||||||
Aura BlastInstantDestroy target enchantment. "None of your history books mention me?" laughed Daria. "They will now." |
|
|||||||
ConfoundInstantCounter target spell that targets one or more creatures. "Did I know Szat would betray us?" Urza asked quizzically. "I was counting on it." |
|
|||||||
GainsayInstantCounter target blue spell. "I'd be happy to stop contradicting you, Urza, just as soon as you start being right." |
|
|||||||
Shriek of DreadInstantTarget creature gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) When Crosis roared, the battle ended and the slaughter began. |
|
|||||||
Skyshroud BlessingInstantLands gain shroud until end of turn. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.) "Behold," said Freyalise to Eladamri. "Your Skyshroud home has followed you to Dominaria." |
|
|||||||
Eladamri's CallInstantSearch your library for a creature card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library. Tribal rivalries and petty disputes were laid aside at Eladamri's summons. |
|
|||||||
Gerrard's CommandInstantUntap target creature. It gets +3/+3 until end of turn. "Unless you like the idea of becoming some goblin's lunch, get up and move" |
|
|||||||
Malicious AdviceInstantTap X target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands. You lose X life. "Rule through fear, Darigaaz. Only if the dragons feel terror will they truly be your servants." |
|
|||||||
Evasive ActionInstantDomain - Counter target spell unless its controller pays for each basic land type among lands you control. Effective use of terrain is a lesson good commanders learn quickly. |
|
|||||||
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." |
|
|||||||
JiltInstantKicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.) "You're not my Hanna" |
|
|||||||
Shimmering MirageInstantTarget land becomes the basic land type of your choice until end of turn. "Oh, is that all you need? Why didn't you just say so?" |
|
|||||||
Captain's ManeuverInstantThe next X damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn is dealt to another target creature or player instead. Sisay discovered that the mirrored hull of the Weatherlight could be used as a defensive weapon. |
|
|||||||
Fire (Fire/Ice)InstantFire deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two target creatures and/or players.
|
|
|||||||
Equal TreatmentInstantIf any source would deal 1 or more damage to a creature or player this turn, it deals 2 damage to that creature or player instead.
|
|
|||||||
Vengeful DreamsInstantAs an additional cost to cast Vengeful Dreams, discard X cards. Teroh dreams of his enemies' doom. |
|
|||||||
Alter RealityInstantChange the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
|
|
|||||||
False MemoriesInstantPut the top seven cards of your library into your graveyard. At the beginning of the next end step, exile seven cards from your graveyard. "My enemies will forget everything but their anguish." |
|
|||||||
Cabal RitualInstantAdd to your mana pool. "Each syllable chills your veins. Each word rattles your mind." |
|
|||||||
AccelerateInstantTarget creature gains haste until end of turn. "I've seen lightning move slower." |
|
|||||||
Lead AstrayInstantTap up to two target creatures. "Never underestimate our enemy's strength, brutality, . . . or stupidity." |
|
|||||||
Flash of InsightInstantLook at the top X cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
|
|