Burst of StrengthInstantPut a +1/+1 counter on target creature and untap it. "Our fight is not about territory or revenge. It is about freedom, plain and simple."
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Mystic GenesisInstantCounter target spell. Put an X/X green Ooze creature token onto the battlefield, where X is that spell's converted mana cost. "The Simic can grow anything out of a puddle of sludge. I just hope they never join forces with the Golgari."
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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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Tower DefenseInstantCreatures you control get +0/+5 and gain reach until end of turn. "The drakes are practice. We may one day need to bring down a sky swallower, or maybe even Rakdos himself."
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Psychic StrikeInstantCounter target spell. Its controller puts the top two cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard. Until more information could be gleaned about Niv-Mizzet's intentions, Lazav took every opportunity to stall his experiments. |
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Shielded PassageInstantPrevent all damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. Izzet delved into the depths of Ravnica's past, and Selesnya followed without fear. |
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Signal the ClansInstantSearch your library for three creature cards and reveal them. If you reveal three cards with different names, choose one of them at random and put that card into your hand. Shuffle the rest into your library. Gruul clanfolk obey few rules, but all feel bound to answer the call of the horn. |
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ÆtherizeInstantReturn all attacking creatures to their owner's hand. "You can come back once you've learned some manners-and figured out how to reconstitute your physical forms." |
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Totally LostInstantPut target nonland permanent on top of its owner's library. Fblthp had always hated crowds. |
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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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Biomass MutationInstantCreatures you control become X/X until end of turn. "A regression to ancient forms? A glimpse of future evolutions? Or a fleeting alteration of the present?"
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BioshiftInstantMove any number of +1/+1 counters from target creature onto another target creature with the same controller. "It's all right if you change your mind. There's always a chance we can rearrange parts later."
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Shattering BlowInstantExile target artifact. "Aurelia seems too eager to solve her problems by delivering them to oblivion."
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Furious ResistanceInstantTarget blocking creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. "At least the Gateless rebels have ideals. Rakdos just mocks, defiles, and kills all we hold dear."
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Arrows of JusticeInstantArrows of Justice deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. Archers from the Horizon Military Academy hone their skills by targeting pickpockets blocks away. |
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Grisly SpectacleInstantDestroy target nonartifact creature. Its controller puts a number of cards equal to that creature's power from the top of his or her library into his or her graveyard. "Watch people flock to a murder scene. Then tell me we're not all a little sick in the head."
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Martial GloryInstantTarget creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn. "Yes, Boros tactics are unparalleled. But when your comrades are dying around you, inner strength must carry the day."
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Homing LightningInstantHoming Lightning deals 4 damage to target creature and each other creature with the same name as that creature. "I see countless worlds. What makes them think I can't find them in just one?"
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HindervinesInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by creatures with no +1/+1 counters on them. "Woodlands and laws. Both grow faster than the Azorius's ability to manage them."
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Boros CharmInstantChoose one - Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player; or permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn; or target creature gains double strike until end of turn. "Practice compassion and mercy. But know when they must end."
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Simic CharmInstantChoose one - Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn; or permanents you control gain hexproof until end of turn; or return target creature to its owner's hand. "We measure our progress in heartbeats."
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Renounce the GuildsInstantEach player sacrifices a multicolored permanent. "Scores will die in the name of peace. That is what you call compromise?" |
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Riot ControlInstantYou gain 1 life for each creature your opponents control. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn. "Ravnicans need order. If they don't have it, we shall bring it to them." |
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MindstaticInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . "It's always satisfying to stymie the best efforts of a rival, but the reactions of the Gruul are particularly amusing." |
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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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Fatal FumesInstantTarget creature gets -4/-2 until end of turn. Travelers in the undercity dread the horrors and assassins of the Dimir, but nearly as many die from more mundane hazards. |
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Punish the EnemyInstantPunish the Enemy deals 3 damage to target player and 3 damage to target creature. "When justice descends, the servant will burn with the master." |
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Weapon SurgeInstantTarget creature you control gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
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Mending TouchInstantRegenerate target creature. "The gift of life must be freely given. Anything less would diminish us all." |
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Mutant's PreyInstantTarget creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it fights target creature an opponent controls. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.) Every street corner is a hunting ground, every citizen potential prey. |
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Advent of the WurmInstantPut a 5/5 green Wurm creature token with trample onto the battlefield. The consciousness of Mat'Selesnya does not always spread in peaceful ways. |
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DragonshiftInstantUntil end of turn, target creature you control becomes a 4/4 blue and red Dragon, loses all abilities, and gains flying.
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Plasm CaptureInstantCounter target spell. At the beginning of your next precombat main phase, add X mana in any combination of colors to your mana pool, where X is that spell's converted mana cost. "Everything serves a purpose. Even you." |
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Render SilentInstantCounter target spell. Its controller can't cast spells this turn. "We have confiscated your spells as evidence. Once we conclude our investigation, you may petition to have them returned." |
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Restore the PeaceInstantReturn each creature that dealt damage this turn to its owner's hand. "You can always count on the Azorius to ruin a party." |
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ShowstopperInstantUntil end of turn, creatures you control gain "When this creature dies, it deals 2 damage to target creature an opponent controls." The audience quickly realized a few things: it wasn't a magic trick, there wasn't candy in there, and they'd need new clothes. |
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Warleader's HelixInstantWarleader's Helix deals 4 damage to target creature or player and you gain 4 life. "There is no time to remedy our enemies' ignorance. Blast it out of them." |
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Warped PhysiqueInstantTarget creature gets +X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand. The Gruul seek unbounded strength. The Dimir deliver cruel irony. |
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Far (Far/Away)InstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand.
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Profit (Profit/Loss)InstantCreatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
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