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Last-Ditch EffortInstantSacrifice any number of creatures. Last-Ditch Effort deals that much damage to target creature or player. "If you're gonna lose, at least make sure they don't win as much." |
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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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Silk NetInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 and gains reach until end of turn. (It can block creatures with flying.) Sometimes it's possible to pull a meal out of thin air. |
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Scent of JasmineInstantReveal any number of white cards in your hand. You gain 2 life for each card revealed this way.
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RescueInstantReturn target permanent you control to its owner's hand. "Urza, I've discovered more promising students than you and my husband have, combined. And I haven't lost a single one." |
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MagnifyInstantAll creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn. The seed torches' pollen gives off light, but the elves find it heightens their senses as well. |
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Scent of IvyInstantReveal any number of green cards in your hand. Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards revealed this way.
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Moment of SilenceInstantTarget player skips his or her next combat phase this turn. The silence commemorates not those who've died, but those about to. |
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Off BalanceInstantTarget creature can't attack or block this turn. A heavy weapon deals plenty of damage-but it does have to hit. |
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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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Animate LandInstantUntil end of turn, target land becomes a 3/3 creature that's still a land. Irony is getting walked on by the earth instead of the other way around. |
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ExciseInstantExile target attacking creature unless its controller pays "Creation is no great feat. Anything you make, I can unmake in a heartbeat." |
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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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Orim's TouchInstantKicker
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OptInstantLook at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library. "We need alternatives, Hanna," yelled Gerrard. "Now" |
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DredgeInstantSacrifice a creature or land. "I'd strip away the world to see what's under it, but I'd never just leave it to these Phyrexian parasites and their false god." |
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OverloadInstantKicker
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Explosive GrowthInstantKicker
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Vigorous ChargeInstantKicker
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Stand (Stand/Deliver)InstantPrevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.
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Wax (Wax/Wane)InstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
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Orim's ChantInstantKicker
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Pollen RemedyInstantKicker-Sacrifice a land. (You may sacrifice a land in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.)
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Ertai's TrickeryInstantCounter target spell if it was kicked. "Don't worry, Gerrard," said Ertai. "I'm sure the crew will come to your rescue as quickly as they came to mine." |
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SingeInstantSinge deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature becomes black until end of turn. Burnt flesh. Blackened soul. |
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Gaea's MightInstantDomain - Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each basic land type among lands you control. With the Heart of Yavimaya aiding him, Multani didn't even strain at the load. |
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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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Night (Night/Day)InstantTarget creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
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Pay No HeedInstantPrevent all damage a source of your choice would deal this turn. "Inhale life. Exhale pain." |
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Obsessive SearchInstantDraw a card. The question strained his sanity. The answer snapped it in half. |
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Flaming GambitInstantFlaming Gambit deals X damage to target player. That player may choose a creature he or she controls and have Flaming Gambit deal that damage to it instead.
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Sonic SeizureInstantAs an additional cost to cast Sonic Seizure, discard a card at random.
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Funeral PyreInstantExile target card from a graveyard. Its owner puts a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield. "Raze the body. Raise the soul." |
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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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EnvelopInstantCounter target sorcery spell. "What you made will be unmade. What you learned will be unlearned. And when you're done, you will be undone." |
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Mental NoteInstantPut the top two cards of your library into your graveyard. Some minds are more open than others. |
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Lava DartInstantLava Dart deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
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Canopy ClawsInstantTarget creature loses flying until end of turn.
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Serene SunsetInstantPrevent all combat damage X target creatures would deal this turn. The armies paused, silent, as the warriors reflected on the sunsets of their youth. |
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Piety CharmInstantChoose one - Destroy target Aura attached to a creature; or target Soldier creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn; or creatures you control gain vigilance until end of turn.
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Unified StrikeInstantExile target attacking creature if its power is less than or equal to the number of Soldiers on the battlefield. The tall, reedy grass of the Daru Plains rustles loudly in the winds, a perfect cover for any ambush. |
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Artificial EvolutionInstantChange the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one creature type with another. The new creature type can't be Wall. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
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Chain of VaporInstantReturn target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Then that permanent's controller may sacrifice a land. If the player does, he or she may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.
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Read the RunesInstantDraw X cards. For each card drawn this way, discard a card unless you sacrifice a permanent. "The world is a puzzle, and the mind is its key." |
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Spy NetworkInstantLook at target player's hand, the top card of that player's library, and any face-down creatures he or she controls. Look at the top four cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
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Trickery CharmInstantChoose one - Target creature gains flying until end of turn; or target creature becomes the creature type of your choice until end of turn; or look at the top four cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
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Fade from MemoryInstantExile target card from a graveyard. Proper burial is a luxury Otarians can no longer afford. |
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Misery CharmInstantChoose one - Destroy target Cleric; or return target Cleric card from your graveyard to your hand; or target player loses 2 life.
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Brightstone RitualInstantAdd Wizards fought over the stone to exploit its power. Goblins fight over it because it's shiny. |
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Fever CharmInstantChoose one - Target creature gains haste until end of turn; or target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn; or Fever Charm deals 3 damage to target Wizard creature.
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Run WildInstantUntil end of turn, target creature gains trample and " Wirewood's beasts didn't seem to mind when the elves moved in. In fact, they hardly noticed them underfoot. |
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Vitality CharmInstantChoose one - Put a 1/1 green Insect creature token onto the battlefield; or target creature gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn; or regenerate target Beast.
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Wirewood PrideInstantTarget creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of Elves on the battlefield. "Though you may leave this haven we have found, may our strength never leave you." |
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Reward the FaithfulInstantAny number of target players each gain life equal to the highest converted mana cost among permanents you control. "When you have drunk your fill, pass the cup to others who thirst." |
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StifleInstantCounter target activated or triggered ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.) "If I wanted your opinion, I'd have told you what it was." |
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Spark SprayInstantSpark Spray deals 1 damage to target creature or player. It's the only kind of shower goblins will tolerate. |
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Divergent GrowthInstantUntil end of turn, lands you control gain " Nature has forgotten its own rules. |
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Awe StrikeInstantThe next time target creature would deal damage this turn, prevent that damage. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way. Stunned by the mere presence of the leonin kha, the nim raider quickly fell to its knees. |
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DisarmInstantUnattach all Equipment from target creature. "Be thankful I left you your clothes." |
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Dream's GripInstantChoose one - Tap target permanent; or untap target permanent.
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Spoils of the VaultInstantName a card. Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal the named card, then put that card into your hand. Exile all other cards revealed this way, and you lose 1 life for each of the exiled cards.
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Electrostatic BoltInstantElectrostatic Bolt deals 2 damage to target creature. If it's an artifact creature, Electrostatic Bolt deals 4 damage to it instead. It's hard to avoid electric shock when the entire plane is metallic. |
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BattlegrowthInstantPut a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
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Turn to DustInstantDestroy target Equipment. Add
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HallowInstantPrevent all damage target spell would deal this turn. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way. "Bend with the storm, then reply in kind." |
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RetractInstantReturn all artifacts you control to their owner's hand. "Secrets are meant to remain secret." |
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OxidizeInstantDestroy target artifact. It can't be regenerated. "Ashes to ashes, rust to rust." |
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Stand FirmInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
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CondescendInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays
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Lose HopeInstantTarget creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
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Magnetic TheftInstantAttach target Equipment to target creature. (Control of the Equipment doesn't change.) Among the Vulshok, the most prized blades are those that killed their original owners. |
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Blessed BreathInstant - ArcaneTarget creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
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Ethereal HazeInstant - ArcanePrevent all damage that would be dealt by creatures this turn. "Imagine a dove flying through smoke. Does the dove injure the smoke? Does the smoke impede the dove?" |
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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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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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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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Unnatural SpeedInstant - ArcaneTarget creature gains haste until end of turn. "How can we hope to match the speed of lightning? The fury of storms? The power of mountains? The answer is simple. We cannot. I advise against this war." |
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Kodama's MightInstant - ArcaneTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
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Hundred-Talon StrikeInstant - ArcaneTarget creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
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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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Spiritual VisitInstant - ArcanePut a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token onto the battlefield.
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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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One with NothingInstantDiscard your hand. When nothing remains, everything is equally possible. |
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Into the FrayInstant - ArcaneTarget creature attacks this turn if able.
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Festival of the GuildpactInstantPrevent the next X damage that would be dealt to you this turn. Everyone knows that violence at the Festival brings the worst of luck, so for at least one day a year arms are laid down in favor of brimming goblets. |
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Wojek SirenInstantRadiance - Target creature and each other creature that shares a color with it get +1/+1 until end of turn. It is the call to arms, the call to fury, the call to blood. |
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Dizzy SpellInstantTarget creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn.
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DarkblastInstantTarget creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
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DisembowelInstantDestroy target creature with converted mana cost X. "We thought we found the victim's clothes lumped in the street. As it turned out, it was the victim, insides sucked out-just a sack of skin and robes." |
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Surge of ZealInstantRadiance - Target creature and each other creature that shares a color with it gain haste until end of turn. "If only my poxes were as infectious as their zealotry." |
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Gather CourageInstantConvoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
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GigadrowseInstantReplicate
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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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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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Valor Made RealInstantTarget creature can block any number of creatures this turn. "As my father taught, ‘Training will raise your shield to the blow, but courage fills the gaps the shield leaves open.'" |
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Spell SnareInstantCounter target spell with converted mana cost 2. Every culture has its unlucky numbers. In a city where you're either alone, in a crowd, or being stabbed in the back, two is the worst number of all. |
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Weight of SpiresInstantWeight of Spires deals damage to target creature equal to the number of nonbasic lands that creature's controller controls. "Finally, a good use for an Azorius courthouse." |
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Angel's GraceInstantSplit second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
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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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ClockspinningInstantBuyback
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