DisarmInstantUnattach all Equipment from target creature. "Be thankful I left you your clothes." |
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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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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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Dig Through TimeInstantDelve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for .)
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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." |
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Devouring RageInstant - ArcaneAs an additional cost to cast Devouring Rage, you may sacrifice any number of Spirits.
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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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Devour in ShadowInstantDestroy 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." |
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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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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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Desperate RitualInstant - ArcaneAdd to your mana pool.
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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 GambitInstantChoose 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.
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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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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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Denied!InstantPlay Denied only as any opponent casts target spell. Name a card, then look at all cards in that player's hand. If the named card is in the player's hand, counter target spell. "Don't worry about it. It happens to every mage sooner or later." |
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DemystifyInstantDestroy target enchantment. Behind every mage is a trail of shattered lies. |
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DemoralizeInstantEach creature can't be blocked this turn except by two or more creatures.
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Demonic ConsultationInstantName 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.
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DelugeInstantTap all creatures without flying. "From the sea came all life, and to the sea it will return. The sooner the better." |
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DeliriumInstantCast Delirium only during an opponent's turn.
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DelayInstantCounter 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.)
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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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DeglamerInstantChoose 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. |
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Defy GravityInstantTarget creature gains flying until end of turn. Magical or not, it's still a cloud. |
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DeflectionInstantChange the target of target spell with a single target. Up and down, |
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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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Defiling TearsInstantUntil 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. |
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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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Defensive ManeuversInstantCreatures 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." |
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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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Decree of SavageryInstantPut four +1/+1 counters on each creature you control.
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Debt of LoyaltyInstantRegenerate 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." |
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DeathlaceInstantTarget spell or permanent becomes black. (Mana symbols on that permanent remain unchanged.)
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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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Death WardInstantRegenerate target creature.
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Death SparkInstantDeath Spark deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
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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 PulseInstantTarget creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.
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Death of a Thousand StingsInstant - ArcaneTarget player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
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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 BombInstantAs an additional cost to cast Death Bomb, sacrifice a creature. There's no higher honor in Phyrexia than dying for Yawgmoth's glorious vision. |
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Deal DamageInstantDeal Damage deals 4 damage to target creature or player. Until he got singed . . . |
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Dead (Dead/Gone)InstantDead deals 2 damage to target creature.
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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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Dazzling BeautyInstantCast Dazzling Beauty only during the declare blockers step.
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DazeInstantYou may return an Island you control to its owner's hand rather than pay Daze's mana cost.
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Dawn CharmInstantChoose one - Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn; or regenerate target creature; or counter target spell that targets you.
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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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Dash HopesInstantWhen you cast Dash Hopes, any player may pay 5 life. If a player does, counter Dash Hopes. "Focus an enemy's mind on what's already gone, and it's easier to take away more." |
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DarknessInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. "If I must die, I will encounter darkness as a bride,/ And hug it in my arms." -William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure |
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DarkblastInstantTarget creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
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Dark WitheringInstantDestroy target nonblack creature.
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Dark TriumphInstantIf you control a Swamp, you may sacrifice a creature rather than pay Dark Triumph's mana cost. All that's left is the coronation. |
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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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Dark RitualInstantAdd to your mana pool.
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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 BanishingInstantDestroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. "Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say ‘death,' |
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Daring LeapInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 and gains flying and first strike until end of turn. Most warriors think in only two dimensions. Agnate and his metathran brethren were trained to battle in three. |
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Darigaaz's CharmInstantChoose one - Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand; or Darigaaz's Charm deals 3 damage to target creature or player; or target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
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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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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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Dampen ThoughtInstant - ArcaneTarget player puts the top four cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
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CytoshapeInstantChoose a nonlegendary creature on the battlefield. Target creature becomes a copy of that creature until end of turn. "Though highly effective at reshaping flesh, these specially bred cytoplasts leave the subject reeking of omnibian mucus." |
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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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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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Cut the Earthly BondInstant - ArcaneReturn target enchanted permanent to its owner's hand. "The more kami that passed through the veil that separated them from our world, the weaker that veil became, threatening to tear into tatters at the slightest pressure." |
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Curtain of LightInstantCast Curtain of Light only during combat after blockers are declared. "Paint gold upon the wind, |
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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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CurfewInstantEach player returns a creature he or she controls to its owner's hand. ". . . But I'm not tired!" |
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Cunning WishInstantYou may choose an instant card you own from outside the game, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Exile Cunning Wish. He wished for knowledge, but not for the will to apply it. |
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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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Culling the WeakInstantAs an additional cost to cast Culling the Weak, sacrifice a creature. "The blood of the weak shall be the ink with which we scribe great Yawgmoth's glorious name." |
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Crystal SprayInstantChange the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another or one basic land type with another until end of turn.
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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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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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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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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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Crushing PainInstant - ArcaneCrushing Pain deals 6 damage to target creature that was dealt damage this turn. It is said that the mere touch of a kami is like embracing the sun itself. |
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CrushInstantDestroy target noncreature artifact. A golem's hands know no tenderness. |
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CrumbleInstantDestroy target artifact. It can't be regenerated. That artifact's controller gains life equal to its converted mana cost. The spirits of Argoth grant new life to those who repent the folly of enslaving their labors to devices. |
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Cruel RevivalInstantDestroy target non-Zombie creature. It can't be regenerated. Return up to one target Zombie card from your graveyard to your hand. Few Cabal fighters fear death. They fear what follows it. |
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Cruel FeedingInstantStrive - Cruel Feeding costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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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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Crossbow AmbushInstantCreatures you control gain reach until end of turn. (They can block creatures with flying.) There is no drake that flies faster than a crossbow bolt. |
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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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Crop RotationInstantAs an additional cost to cast Crop Rotation, sacrifice a land. "Hmm . . . maybe lotuses this year." |
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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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Crimson WispsInstantTarget creature becomes red and gains haste until end of turn. The whispers are incomprehensible, yet cinders always hear a message of urgency. |
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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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Crash LandingInstantTarget creature with flying loses flying until end of turn. Crash Landing deals damage to that creature equal to the number of Forests you control. "The other guilds think they're untouchable. It's time we brought them back down to earth." |
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CrashInstantYou may sacrifice a Mountain rather than pay Crash's mana cost. Gerrard shook his head as the ground rushed to meet him. "This," he thought, "is not the start I was hoping for." |
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Cradle to GraveInstantDestroy target nonblack creature that entered the battlefield this turn. "As the fell soil's appetite grows, it gulps down passersby upon their first footfall." |
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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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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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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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CounterspellInstantCounter target spell.
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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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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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CounterfluxInstantCounterflux can't be countered by spells or abilities.
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