Active VolcanoInstantChoose one - Destroy target blue permanent; or return target Island to its owner's hand.
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BackdraftInstantChoose a player who cast one or more sorcery spells this turn. Backdraft deals damage to that player equal to half the damage dealt by one of those sorcery spells this turn, rounded down.
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DisharmonyInstantCast Disharmony only during combat before blockers are declared.
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Dwarven SongInstantAny number of target creatures become red until end of turn.
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FeintInstantTap all creatures blocking target attacking creature. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by that creature and each creature blocking it.
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Glyph of DestructionInstantTarget blocking Wall you control gets +10/+0 until end of combat. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to it this turn. Destroy it at the beginning of the next end step.
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Glyph of LifeInstantUntil end of turn, whenever an attacking creature deals damage to target Wall creature, you gain that much life. Any wall can be battered down, but at what cost? |
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Great DefenderInstantTarget creature gets +0/+X until end of turn, where X is its converted mana cost.
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Heaven's GateInstantAny number of target creatures become white until end of turn.
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Indestructible AuraInstantPrevent all damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. Theodar strode the battle lines, snatching swords with his bare hands and casting them aside until all cowered before him. |
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Rapid FireInstantCast Rapid Fire only before blockers are declared.
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Remove EnchantmentsInstantReturn to your hand all enchantments you both own and control, all Auras you own attached to permanents you control, and all Auras you own attached to attacking creatures your opponents control. Then destroy all other enchantments you control, all other Auras attached to permanents you control, and all other Auras attached to attacking creatures your opponents control.
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RiptideInstantTap all blue creatures.
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Blood of the MartyrInstantUntil end of turn, if damage would be dealt to any creature, you may have that damage dealt to you instead. The willow knows what the storm does not: that the power to endure harm outlives the power to inflict it. |
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FestivalInstantCast Festival only during an opponent's upkeep. Only after the townsfolk had drawn us into their merry celebration did we discover that their holiday rituals held a deeper purpose. |
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Fire and BrimstoneInstantFire and Brimstone deals 4 damage to target player who declared an attacking creature this turn and 4 damage to you.
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Holy LightInstantNonwhite creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn. "Bathed in hallowed light, the infidels looked upon the impurities of their souls and despaired." -The Book of Tal |
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High TideInstantUntil end of turn, whenever a player taps an Island for mana, that player adds to his or her mana pool (in addition to the mana the land produces). "When the very tides turn against you, it's time to consider retirement." |
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Spore CloudInstantTap all blocking creatures. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. Each attacking creature and each blocking creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
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Burnt OfferingInstantAs an additional cost to cast Burnt Offering, sacrifice a creature. "My foes serve me twice: in dying, and in death." |
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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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GravebindInstantTarget creature can't be regenerated this turn. One foot in the grave, |
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Songs of the DamnedInstantAdd to your mana pool for each creature card in your graveyard. Not wind, but the breath of the dead. |
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Spoils of EvilInstantFor each artifact or creature card in target opponent's graveyard, add to your mana pool and you gain 1 life. "Virtue has its rewards, as does its opposite." |
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ClairvoyanceInstantLook at target player's hand. "As we followed the ice wall, we had the distinct feeling of being watched. Many of the party wanted to turn back." |
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Force VoidInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . "My mind and spirit are one-a barrier not readily passed." |
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InfuseInstantUntap target artifact, creature, or land. "The potential for change lies in all things. Know a thing's nature, know its possibilities, and know it anew." |
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Ray of ErasureInstantTarget player puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard. "What is real can be unreal." |
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Winter's ChillInstantCast Winter's Chill only during combat before blockers are declared.
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Word of UndoingInstantReturn target creature and all white Auras you own attached to it to their owners' hands. "It was in Urza's journals that I finally found the secret at the core of the summonings." |
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Fanatical FeverInstantTarget creature gets +3/+0 and gains trample until end of turn. "Let go your fury, and hone your anger. Become the fist of Freyalise!" |
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Touch of VitaeInstantUntil end of turn, target creature gains haste and ": Untap this creature. Activate this ability only once."
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TrailblazerInstantTarget creature is unblockable this turn. "Our Elvish Hunter Taaveti led us swiftly along hidden paths through the dense forest. We caught the Orcs from behind, and completely by surprise." |
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Venomous BreathInstantChoose target creature. At end of combat, destroy all creatures that blocked or were blocked by it this turn.
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WhiteoutInstantAll creatures lose flying until end of turn.
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Battle FrenzyInstantGreen creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. "One day you, too, shall drink the blood of your foes. It is something to look forward to." |
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MeleeInstantCast Melee only during your turn and only during combat before blockers are declared.
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Battle CryInstantUntap all white creatures you control. "In the thick of battle, you must keep your wits about you. Yelling a lot helps, too." |
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FormationInstantTarget creature gains banding until end of turn. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding a player controls are blocking or being blocked by a creature, that player divides that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.) "I have been a warrior for over four hundred years, and yet each generation of Kjeldorans teaches me new tricks. There can be no better allies." |
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Lightning BlowInstantTarget creature gains first strike until end of turn. "If you do it right, they'll never know what hit them." |
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RallyInstantBlocking creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn. "Stand your ground, troops! This shall be our finest hour!" |
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WarningInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target attacking creature this turn. "The folk of the Karplusan Mountains are impossible to ambush." |
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Essence VortexInstantDestroy target creature unless its controller pays life equal to its toughness. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated. Masters who sacrifice for servants will receive the gift of loyalty. |
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Fire CovenantInstantAs an additional cost to cast Fire Covenant, pay X life.
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HeadstoneInstantExile target card from a graveyard. "Your headstone is the last page in the book of your life." |
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Chain StasisInstantYou may tap or untap target creature. Then that creature's controller may pay . If the player does, he or she may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy. "Here we go again." |
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JinxInstantTarget land becomes the basic land type of your choice until end of turn. "What wizards upset, the land soon rights." |
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Aliban's TowerInstantTarget blocking creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn. "Those who hide in hollow towers would do well to remember the rain." |
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AmbushInstantBlocking creatures gain first strike until end of turn. "Don't these goons have anything better to do?" |
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ContagionInstantYou may pay 1 life and exile a black card from your hand rather than pay Contagion's mana cost.
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Feast or FamineInstantChoose one - Put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield; or destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature and it can't be regenerated. "We are not yet free of Lim-Dûl's terrors." |
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Fevered StrengthInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. "The burst of strength brought on by this plague should not be mistaken for a sign of renewed health." |
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MisinformationInstantPut up to three target cards from an opponent's graveyard on top of his or her library in any order. "When you cannot rely on your sources, trust your own senses. When you cannot trust those, you must follow your instincts." -Lovisa Coldeyes, Balduvian Chieftain |
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Stench of DecayInstantNonartifact creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn. "Disa is dead, and I am left. I shall allow no others to succumb to this pestilence." |
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Arcane DenialInstantCounter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
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Force of WillInstantYou may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay Force of Will's mana cost.
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Lat-Nam's LegacyInstantShuffle a card from your hand into your library. If you do, draw two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. "All the knowledge of Lat-Nam could not protect its sages from the Brothers' War." -Gerda Äagesdotter, Archmage of the Unseen |
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SuffocationInstantCast Suffocation only if you were dealt damage this turn by a red instant or sorcery spell.
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Bounty of the HuntInstantYou may exile a green card from your hand rather than pay Bounty of the Hunt's mana cost.
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Hail StormInstantHail Storm deals 2 damage to each attacking creature and 1 damage to you and each creature you control. "If they can't take the hail, they'd better stay home." |
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UndergrowthInstantAs an additional cost to cast Undergrowth, you may pay . "It is the work of sorcery. Burn it!" -Taaveti of Kelsinko, Elvish Hunter |
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BurnoutInstantCounter target instant spell if it's blue. "GOTCHA!" |
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Death SparkInstantDeath Spark deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
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Gorilla War CryInstantCast Gorilla War Cry only during combat before blockers are declared. "The only ‘art' these beasts possess is the art of noise!" -Jaya Ballard |
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Omen of FireInstantReturn all Islands to their owners' hands. "Let Balduvia burn to warm Kjeldor's hearth!" |
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PyrokinesisInstantYou may exile a red card from your hand rather than pay Pyrokinesis's mana cost. "Anybody want some . . . toast?" |
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Errand of DutyInstantPut a 1/1 white Knight creature token with banding onto the battlefield. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.) "Call every able sword to our side. Kjeldor will stand triumphant!" |
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MartyrdomInstantUntil end of turn, target creature you control gains ": The next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn is dealt to this creature instead." Only you may activate this ability. "Martyrs are cheaper than mercenaries, and a far better investment." |
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ReinforcementsInstantPut up to three target creature cards from your graveyard on top of your library. "Let them send their legions! I will show them that my truth is stronger than their swords." |
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Scars of the VeteranInstantYou may exile a white card from your hand rather than pay Scars of the Veteran's mana cost.
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Kjeldoran War CryInstantCreatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is 1 plus the number of cards named Kjeldoran War Cry in all graveyards. King Darien's breath crystallized and fell to the frozen battlefield, but its command carried true to all soldiers of New Argive. |
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Sun's BountyInstantYou gain 4 life. "Heidar has forced the sun into hiding, but it has not forgotten us." |
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Swift ManeuverInstantPrevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. Darien's call to Yavimaya would have fallen red to the snow had it not been for the agility of the aesthir. |
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CommandeerInstantYou may exile two blue cards from your hand rather than pay Commandeer's mana cost.
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ControvertInstantCounter target spell.
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Rune SnagInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays plus an additional for each card named Rune Snag in each graveyard. "Concentration is key. Without it, a mage conjures nothing but a splitting headache." |
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Surging ÆtherInstantRipple 4 (When you cast this spell, you may reveal the top four cards of your library. You may cast any revealed cards with the same name as this spell without paying their mana costs. Put the rest on the bottom of your library.)
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Thermal FluxInstantChoose one - Target nonsnow permanent becomes snow until end of turn; or target snow permanent isn't snow until end of turn.
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Chill to the BoneInstantDestroy target nonsnow creature. "Thick hides and layered armor won't help when I freeze you from the inside out." |
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Grim HarvestInstantReturn target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
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Krovikan RotInstantDestroy target creature with power 2 or less.
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Soul SpikeInstantYou may exile two black cards from your hand rather than pay Soul Spike's mana cost.
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Balduvian RageInstantTarget attacking creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn. "Let your heartbeat be the thunder in the valley. Let your swords be the lightning on the peaks." |
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Lightning StormInstantLightning Storm deals X damage to target creature or player, where X is 3 plus the number of charge counters on it.
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SkredInstantSkred deals damage to target creature equal to the number of snow permanents you control. "This close to Rimewind Keep, no avalanche is nature's doing." |
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Surging FlameInstantRipple 4 (When you cast this spell, you may reveal the top four cards of your library. You may cast any revealed cards with the same name as this spell without paying their mana costs. Put the rest on the bottom of your library.)
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Mystic MeltingInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment. The sun-hot glow radiated from the druids, leaving scattered metal in steaming pools as it passed. |
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ResizeInstantTarget creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
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Vanish into MemoryInstantExile target creature. You draw cards equal to that creature's power. At the beginning of your next upkeep, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If you do, discard cards equal to its toughness. Out of sight, into mind. |
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Bone HarvestInstantPut any number of target creature cards from your graveyard on top of your library. "Only fools believe they will face my armies but once." |
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CarrionInstantAs an additional cost to cast Carrion, sacrifice a creature. King or herder, the maggots care not. |
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Ebony CharmInstantChoose one - Target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life; or exile up to three target cards from a single graveyard; or target creature gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
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Shallow GraveInstantReturn 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. Good help is hard to dig up. |
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Soul RendInstantDestroy target creature if it's white. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated. "Since I cannot stop death, I choose to stop life." |
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SoulshriekInstantTarget creature you control gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard. Sacrifice that creature at the beginning of the next end step. "The flesh is a casket for the soul." |
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Withering BoonInstantAs an additional cost to cast Withering Boon, pay 3 life. "Life for life: this is the immutable law." |
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Ether WellInstantPut target creature on top of its owner's library. If that creature is red, you may put it on the bottom of its owner's library instead. "Whoa-my tail will never fit through that hole!" |
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JoltInstantYou may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land. "There's nothing like a sudden shock to clarify one's thoughts." |
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MeddleInstantIf target spell has only one target and that target is a creature, change that spell's target to another creature. "Shadimir was as surprised as he was relieved when the blow turned aside." |
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Prismatic LaceInstantTarget permanent becomes the color or colors of your choice. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
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