Shower of Sparks

Instant

Shower of Sparks deals 1 damage to target creature and 1 damage to target player.

The viashino had learned how to operate the rig through trial and error-mostly error.

Burst of Energy

Instant

Untap target permanent.

"I stand ready to die for our world. Who will stand with me?"
-Radiant, archangel

Iron Will

Instant

Target creature gets +0/+4 until end of turn.

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

Intervene

Instant

Counter target spell that targets a creature.

"At first I simply observed. But I found that without investment in others, life serves no purpose."
-Karn, silver golem

About Face

Instant

Switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.

The overconfident are the most vulnerable.

Last-Ditch Effort

Instant

Sacrifice 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."
-Jula, goblin raider

Crop Rotation

Instant

As an additional cost to cast Crop Rotation, sacrifice a land.

Search your library for a land card and put that card onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

"Hmm . . . maybe lotuses this year."

Silk Net

Instant

Target 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.

Scent of Jasmine

Instant

Reveal any number of white cards in your hand. You gain 2 life for each card revealed this way.

Rescue

Instant

Return 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."
-Rayne, Academy Chancellor

Magnify

Instant

All 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.

Scent of Ivy

Instant

Reveal 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.

Moment of Silence

Instant

Target player skips his or her next combat phase this turn.

The silence commemorates not those who've died, but those about to.

Off Balance

Instant

Target creature can't attack or block this turn.

A heavy weapon deals plenty of damage-but it does have to hit.

Infiltrate

Instant

Target creature is unblockable this turn.

Getting in was the easy part. Getting out proved to be more difficult.

Animate Land

Instant

Until 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.

Excise

Instant

Exile target attacking creature unless its controller pays .

"Creation is no great feat. Anything you make, I can unmake in a heartbeat."
-Alexi, zephyr mage

Inflame

Instant

Inflame deals 2 damage to each creature dealt damage this turn.

Wound, maim, kill: it's all the same to a Keldon.

Orim's Touch

Instant

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

Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. If Orim's Touch was kicked, prevent the next 4 damage that would be dealt to that creature or player this turn instead.

Opt

Instant

Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.

Draw a card.

"We need alternatives, Hanna," yelled Gerrard. "Now"

Dredge

Instant

Sacrifice a creature or land.

Draw a card.

"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."
-Urborg witch

Overload

Instant

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

Destroy target artifact if its converted mana cost is 2 or less. If Overload was kicked, destroy that artifact if its converted mana cost is 5 or less instead.

Explosive Growth

Instant

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

Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. If Explosive Growth was kicked, that creature gets +5/+5 until end of turn instead.

Vigorous Charge

Instant

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

Target creature gains trample until end of turn. Whenever that creature deals combat damage this turn, if Vigorous Charge was kicked, you gain life equal to that damage.

Stand (Stand/Deliver)

Instant

Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.

Wax (Wax/Wane)

Instant

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

Orim's Chant

Instant

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

Target player can't cast spells this turn.

If Orim's Chant was kicked, creatures can't attack this turn.

Pollen Remedy

Instant

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

Prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt this turn to any number of target creatures and/or players, divided as you choose. If Pollen Remedy was kicked, prevent the next 6 damage this way instead.

Ertai's Trickery

Instant

Counter 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."

Singe

Instant

Singe deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature becomes black until end of turn.

Burnt flesh. Blackened soul.

Gaea's Might

Instant

Domain - 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.

Illusion (Illusion/Reality)

Instant

Target spell or permanent becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.

Night (Night/Day)

Instant

Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

Pay No Heed

Instant

Prevent all damage a source of your choice would deal this turn.

"Inhale life. Exhale pain."
-Mystic elder

Obsessive Search

Instant

Draw a card.

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

The question strained his sanity. The answer snapped it in half.

Flaming Gambit

Instant

Flaming 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.

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

Sonic Seizure

Instant

As an additional cost to cast Sonic Seizure, discard a card at random.

Sonic Seizure deals 3 damage to target creature or player.

Funeral Pyre

Instant

Exile 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."
-Mystic elder

Defy Gravity

Instant

Target creature gains flying until end of turn.

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

Magical or not, it's still a cloud.

Envelop

Instant

Counter target sorcery spell.

"What you made will be unmade. What you learned will be unlearned. And when you're done, you will be undone."
-Ambassador Laquatus