Dazzling Beauty

Instant

Cast Dazzling Beauty only during the declare blockers step.

Target unblocked attacking creature becomes blocked. (This spell works on unblockable creatures.)

Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Mangara's Blessing

Instant

You gain 5 life.

When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard Mangara's Blessing, you gain 2 life, and you return Mangara's Blessing from your graveyard to your hand at the beginning of the next end step.

Yare

Instant

Target creature defending player controls gets +3/+0 until end of turn. That creature can block up to two additional creatures this turn.

Delirium

Instant

Cast Delirium only during an opponent's turn.

Tap target creature that player controls. That creature deals damage equal to its power to the player. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by the creature this turn.

Kaervek's Spite

Instant

As an additional cost to cast Kaervek's Spite, sacrifice all permanents you control and discard your hand.

Target player loses 5 life.

"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."
-Kaervek

Three Wishes

Instant

Exile the top three cards of your library face down. You may look at those cards for as long as they remain exiled. Until your next turn, you may play those cards. At the beginning of your next upkeep, put any of those cards you didn't play into your graveyard.

Wind Shear

Instant

Attacking creatures with flying get -2/-2 and lose flying until end of turn.

"As the winds abated, there was a shower of dragonscales, then nothing more."
-Azeworai, "The Unruly Wind"

Solfatara

Instant

Target player can't play land cards this turn.

Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

"A burst of hot air tossed the moon into the air, and the moon liked it up there so much it never needed the ground again."
-Azeworai, "Glitter Moon"

Boiling Blood

Instant

Target creature attacks this turn if able.

Draw a card.

Your father has no horns!
Your mother wears a bell
You drink the milk of goats!
-Talruum taunts

Debt of Loyalty

Instant

Regenerate 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."

Corpse Dance

Instant

Buyback (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)

Return the top creature card of your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature gains haste until end of turn. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Reckless Spite

Instant

Destroy two target nonblack creatures. You lose 5 life.

"My plan's elegance leads my enemies to believe it is spite that fuels me."
-Volrath

Capsize

Instant

Buyback (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)

Return target permanent to its owner's hand.

Intuition

Instant

Search 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.

Meditate

Instant

Draw four cards. You skip your next turn.

"Part of me believes that Barrin taught me meditation simply to shut me up."
-Ertai, wizard adept

Verdigris

Instant

Destroy target artifact.

"Only the most sophisticated inventions can survive nature's unsophisticated motivations."
-Hanna, Weatherlight navigator

Spontaneous Combustion

Instant

As an additional cost to cast Spontaneous Combustion, sacrifice a creature.

Spontaneous Combustion deals 3 damage to each creature.

"Heat of battle" is usually a metaphor.

Kor Chant

Instant

All 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.

Forbid

Instant

Buyback-Discard two cards. (You may discard two cards in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)

Counter target spell.

Waylay

Instant

Put three 2/2 white Knight creature tokens onto the battlefield. Exile them at the beginning of the next cleanup step.

"You reek of corruption," spat the knight. "Why are you even here?"

Rescind

Instant

Return target permanent to its owner's hand.

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Stroke of Genius

Instant

Target player draws X cards.

After a hundred failed experiments, Urza was stunned to find that common silver passed through the portal undamaged. He immediately designed a golem made of the metal.

Breach

Instant

Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

Expunge

Instant

Destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Scrap

Instant

Destroy target artifact.

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Radiant's Judgment

Instant

Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater.

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Frantic Search

Instant

Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands.

Motivation was high in the academy once students realized flunking their exams could kill them.

Rebuild

Instant

Return all artifacts to their owners' hands.

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Sick and Tired

Instant

Two target creatures each get -1/-1 until end of turn.

The Phyrexians' only interest in organic life is discerning its weakness.

Swat

Instant

Destroy target creature with power 2 or less.

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Rack and Ruin

Instant

Destroy two target artifacts.

"My people are bound by masters centuries dead. Each artifact we destroy is another link broken in that chain."
-Barb Tail, viashino heretic

Harmonic Convergence

Instant

Put all enchantments on top of their owners' libraries.

When the eternal stars align, can mere mortals resist?

Shoving Match

Instant

Until end of turn, all creatures gain ": Tap target creature."

Rishadan barkeeps know something the Mercadians have yet to learn: if you keep pushing, someone will eventually push back.

Crash

Instant

You may sacrifice a Mountain rather than pay Crash's mana cost.

Destroy target artifact.

Gerrard shook his head as the ground rushed to meet him. "This," he thought, "is not the start I was hoping for."

Lunge

Instant

Lunge deals 2 damage to target creature and 2 damage to target player.

Cho-Arrim righteousness was no match for Benalish combat training.

Mercadia's Downfall

Instant

Each attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each nonbasic land defending player controls.

With an explosion that shook the foundation of the city, the Weatherlight burst from the underground hangar.

Puppet's Verdict

Instant

Flip a coin. If you win the flip, destroy all creatures with power 2 or less. If you lose the flip, destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater.

"What was heads again?"
-Mercadian magistrate

Thunderclap

Instant

You may sacrifice a Mountain rather than pay Thunderclap's mana cost.

Thunderclap deals 3 damage to target creature.

Invigorate

Instant

If you control a Forest, rather than pay Invigorate's mana cost, you may have an opponent gain 3 life.

Target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn.

Sivvi's Valor

Instant

If you control a Plains, you may tap an untapped creature you control rather than pay Sivvi's Valor's mana cost.

All damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn is dealt to you instead.

Dominate

Instant

Gain control of target creature with converted mana cost X or less. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

"I've come to reclaim what is mine. And you, Greven, are mine."
-Volrath

Downhill Charge

Instant

You may sacrifice a Mountain rather than pay Downhill Charge's mana cost.

Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of Mountains you control.

Mogg Salvage

Instant

If an opponent controls an Island and you control a Mountain, you may cast Mogg Salvage without paying its mana cost.

Destroy target artifact.

Three moggs, one treasure, too bad.

Abolish

Instant

You may discard a Plains card rather than pay Abolish's mana cost.

Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

As war raged on, the young mages became more direct in their tactics, often at great cost.

Rethink

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays , where X is its converted mana cost.

"Are you sure you want to do that?"

Rhystic Lightning

Instant

Rhystic Lightning deals 4 damage to target creature or player unless that creature's controller or that player pays . If he or she does, Rhystic Lightning deals 2 damage to the creature or player.

Dismantling Blow

Instant

Kicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)

Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

If Dismantling Blow was kicked, draw two cards.

Restrain

Instant

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target attacking creature this turn.

Draw a card.

"Hanna would give up her own life before she'd abandon the Weatherlight."
-Sisay

Crystal Spray

Instant

Change 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.

Draw a card.

Exclude

Instant

Counter target creature spell.

Draw a card.

"I don't have time for you right now."
-Teferi

Defiling Tears

Instant

Until 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.

Mages' Contest

Instant

You and target spell's controller bid life. You start the bidding with a bid of 1. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid. If you win the bidding, counter that spell.

Turf Wound

Instant

Target player can't play land cards this turn.

Draw a card.

"I can't imagine how anyone lives in Shiv, let alone why they choose to stay."
-Sisay

Urza's Rage

Instant

Kicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)

Urza's Rage can't be countered by spells or abilities.

Urza's Rage deals 3 damage to target creature or player. If Urza's Rage was kicked, instead it deals 10 damage to that creature or player and the damage can't be prevented.

Zap

Instant

Zap deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

Draw a card.

"All this time I thought Squee was useless," chuckled Sisay. "Who knew he'd be such a good shot?"

Absorb

Instant

Counter target spell. You gain 3 life.

"Your presumption is your downfall."

Backlash

Instant

Tap target untapped creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to its controller.

Darigaaz decided his foe would be more useful as a weapon.

Recoil

Instant

Return target permanent to its owner's hand. Then that player discards a card.

Anything sent into a plagued world is bound to come back infected.

Undermine

Instant

Counter target spell. Its controller loses 3 life.

"Which would you like first, the insult or the injury?"

Dominaria's Judgment

Instant

Until end of turn, creatures you control gain protection from white if you control a Plains, from blue if you control an Island, from black if you control a Swamp, from red if you control a Mountain, and from green if you control a Forest.

Rushing River

Instant

Kicker-Sacrifice a land. (You may sacrifice a land in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.)

Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If Rushing River was kicked, return another target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

Falling Timber

Instant

Kicker-Sacrifice a land. (You may sacrifice a land in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.)

Prevent all combat damage target creature would deal this turn. If Falling Timber was kicked, prevent all combat damage another target creature would deal this turn.

Crosis's Charm

Instant

Choose one - Return target permanent to its owner's hand; or destroy target nonblack creature, and it can't be regenerated; or destroy target artifact.

Darigaaz's Charm

Instant

Choose 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.

Daring Leap

Instant

Target 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.

Dromar's Charm

Instant

Choose one - You gain 5 life; or counter target spell; or target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

Rith's Charm

Instant

Choose one - Destroy target nonbasic land; or put three 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens onto the battlefield; or prevent all damage a source of your choice would deal this turn.

Treva's Charm

Instant

Choose one - Destroy target enchantment; or exile target attacking creature; or draw a card, then discard a card.

Strength of Night

Instant

Kicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)

Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. If Strength of Night was kicked, Zombie creatures you control get an additional +2/+2 until end of turn.

Consume Strength

Instant

Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Another target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

As Multani's troops invaded Urborg, the decay of the swamp became a feast for the living.

Frantic Purification

Instant

Destroy target enchantment.

Madness (If you discard this card, you may cast it for its madness cost instead of putting it into your graveyard.)

By definition, madness ends in one of two ways: clarity . . . or death.

Circular Logic

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays for each card in your graveyard.

Madness (If you discard this card, you may cast it for its madness cost instead of putting it into your graveyard.)

Liquify

Instant

Counter target spell with converted mana cost 3 or less. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

Fiery Temper

Instant

Fiery Temper deals 3 damage to target creature or player.

Madness (If you discard this card, you may cast it for its madness cost instead of putting it into your graveyard.)

Aven Warcraft

Instant

Creatures you control get +0/+2 until end of turn.

Threshold - If seven or more cards are in your graveyard, choose a color. Creatures you control also gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn.

Prismatic Strands

Instant

Prevent all damage that sources of the color of your choice would deal this turn.

Flashback-Tap an untapped white creature you control. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Cunning Wish

Instant

You 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.

Keep Watch

Instant

Draw 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."

Shaman's Trance

Instant

Until end of turn, other players can't play cards from their graveyards, and you may play cards from other players' graveyards as though they were in your graveyard.

Folk Medicine

Instant

You gain 1 life for each creature you control.

Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sometimes the healers need healing.

Akroma's Blessing

Instant

Choose a color. Creatures you control gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn.

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

The clerics saw her as a divine gift. She saw them only as allies in her war against Phage.

Renewed Faith

Instant

You gain 6 life.

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

When you cycle Renewed Faith, you may gain 2 life.

Sunfire Balm

Instant

Prevent the next 4 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

When you cycle Sunfire Balm, you may prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.

Complicate

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays .

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

When you cycle Complicate, you may counter target spell unless its controller pays .

Ixidor's Will

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays for each Wizard on the battlefield.

"Some dreams should not come to be."

Feeding Frenzy

Instant

Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of Zombies on the battlefield.

It wasn't as much a strategy as a dim instinct to drown their prey.

Commando Raid

Instant

Until end of turn, target creature you control gains "When this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may have it deal damage equal to its power to target creature that player controls."

Primal Boost

Instant

Target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn.

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

When you cycle Primal Boost, you may have target creature get +1/+1 until end of turn.

Tribal Unity

Instant

Creatures of the creature type of your choice get +X/+X until end of turn.

Kamahl left the violence of his former life behind him, but he still believes in the power of muscle.

Astral Steel

Instant

Target creature gets +1/+2 until end of turn.

Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)

Wing Shards

Instant

Target player sacrifices an attacking creature.

Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)

Long-Term Plans

Instant

Search your library for a card, shuffle your library, then put that card third from the top.

"Wait, it'll come to me in a minute."

Reaping the Graves

Instant

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)

Carbonize

Instant

Carbonize deals 3 damage to target creature or player. That creature can't be regenerated this turn. If the creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

Scattershot

Instant

Scattershot deals 1 damage to target creature.

Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)

Sprouting Vines

Instant

Search your library for a basic land card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.

Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)

Blinding Beam

Instant

Choose one - Tap two target creatures; or creatures don't untap during target player's next untap step.

Entwine (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Second Sunrise

Instant

Each player returns to the battlefield all artifact, creature, enchantment, and land cards in his or her graveyard that were put there from the battlefield this turn.

The bright tunnel sometimes leads back to life.

Override

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays for each artifact you control.

"The Knowledge Pool has all the answers-especially ‘No.'"

Thirst for Knowledge

Instant

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.

Lymph, the fluid essence of blinkmoths, is prized by wizards for the rush of intellect it provides.