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Brave the Elements

Instant

Choose a color. White creatures you control gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn. (They can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything of that color.)

"Trust me, your lost fingers and toes are nothing compared to the lost treasures of Sejiri."
-Zahr Gada, Halimar expedition leader

Mana:
Cardset: Commander 2014 #66 (Uncommon)
Magic 2014 #10 (Uncommon)
Zendikar #4 (Uncommon)
Type: Instant

Grim Return

Instant

Choose target creature card in a graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. Put that card onto the battlefield under your control.

The necromancer's touch strips away memory and loyalty, and only strength and malice remain.

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #100 (Rare)
Type: Instant

Celestial Flare

Instant

Target player sacrifices an attacking or blocking creature.

"You were defeated the moment you declared your aggression."-Gideon Jura

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #12 (Common)
Type: Instant

Vile Rebirth

Instant

Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield.

"‘Here lies our beloved Gartu, the gentlest of all men.' Ooh, I love irony."
-Jadar, ghoulcaller of Nephalia

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #121 (Common)
Magic 2013 #115 (Common)
Type: Instant

Wring Flesh

Instant

Target creature gets -3/-1 until end of turn.

"Don't blame me. You're the one walking around with skin."
-Zul Ashur, lich lord

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #122 (Common)
Magic 2012 #118 (Common)
Type: Instant

Chandra's Outrage

Instant

Chandra's Outrage deals 4 damage to target creature and 2 damage to that creature's controller.

Chandra never believed in using her "inside voice."

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #133 (Common)
Magic 2012 #125 (Common)
Magic 2011 #128 (Common)
Archenemy #32 (Common)
Type: Instant

Congregate

Instant

Target player gains 2 life for each creature on the battlefield.

"In the gathering there is strength for all who founder, renewal for all who languish, love for all who sing."
-Song of All, canto 642

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2015 #6 (Uncommon)
Magic 2014 #14 (Uncommon)
Commander #11 (Common)
Urza's Saga #8 (Common)
Type: Instant

Shock

Instant

Shock deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

"The beauty of it is they never see it coming. Ever."
-Razzix, sparkmage

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #155 (Common)
Magic 2012 #154 (Common)
Tenth Edition #232 (Common)
Ninth Edition #220 (Common)
Eighth Edition #222 (Common)
Onslaught #227 (Common)
Seventh Edition #219 (Common)
Sixth Edition #206 (Unknown)
Stronghold #98 (Common)
Type: Instant

Smelt

Instant

Destroy target artifact.

"Looks like that wasn't darksteel after all."
-Koth of the Hammer

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #156 (Common)
Magic 2013 #149 (Common)
Type: Instant

Thunder Strike

Instant

Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Lightning reflexes, thunderous might.

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #159 (Common)
Magic 2011 #157 (Common)
Type: Instant

Volcanic Geyser

Instant

Volcanic Geyser deals X damage to target creature or player.

"The mountain's fire surges beneath your feet, demanding release. Can you not feel it?"

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #160 (Uncommon)
Magic 2013 #154 (Uncommon)
Sixth Edition #215 (Unknown)
Mirage #202 (Uncommon)
Type: Instant

Wild Ricochet

Instant

You may choose new targets for target instant or sorcery spell. Then copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

"I knew that trick long before your great-grandmother's great-grandmother was born."

Mana:
Cardset: Commander 2013 #132 (Rare)
Magic 2014 #162 (Rare)
Commander #139 (Rare)
Lorwyn #196 (Rare)
Type: Instant

Fog

Instant

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

"I fear no army or beast, but only the morning fog. Our assault can survive everything else."
-Lord Hilneth

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #171 (Common)
Magic 2013 #172 (Common)
Magic 2012 #173 (Common)
Magic 2011 #173 (Common)
Archenemy #56 (Common)
Magic 2010 #182 (Common)
Seventh Edition #245 (Common)
Sixth Edition #230 (Unknown)
Fifth Edition #155 (Common)
Mirage #114 (Common)
Fourth Edition #128 (Common)
Revised Edition #102 (Common)
Unlimited Edition #102 (Common)
Beta Edition #102 (Unknown)
Alpha Edition #102 (Unknown)
Type: Instant

Giant Growth

Instant

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

"The prohibition of unnecessary tossing of the citizenry by giants shall also extend to spontaneous giants."
-Isperia's Edict, provision VII.789.2

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #174 (Common)
Return to Ravnica #125 (Common)
Magic 2011 #178 (Common)
Garruk vs. Liliana #14 (Common)
Magic 2010 #184 (Common)
Elves vs. Goblins #21 (Common)
Tenth Edition #266 (Common)
Ninth Edition #243 (Common)
Eighth Edition #254 (Common)
Seventh Edition #248 (Common)
Sixth Edition #233 (Unknown)
Fifth Edition #161 (Common)
Ice Age #134 (Common)
Fourth Edition #132 (Common)
Revised Edition #106 (Common)
Unlimited Edition #106 (Common)
Beta Edition #106 (Unknown)
Alpha Edition #106 (Unknown)
Type: Instant

Naturalize

Instant

Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

"When your cities and trinkets crumble, only nature will remain."
-Garruk Wildspeaker

Mana:
Cardset: Dragons of Tarkir #193 (Common)
Khans of Tarkir #142 (Common)
Magic 2015 #185 (Common)
Magic 2014 #186 (Common)
Gatecrash #127 (Common)
Magic 2013 #178 (Common)
Innistrad #197 (Common)
Magic 2012 #185 (Common)
Magic 2011 #186 (Common)
Rise of the Eldrazi #199 (Common)
Magic 2010 #195 (Common)
Shards of Alara #141 (Common)
Tenth Edition #282 (Common)
Ninth Edition #258 (Common)
Eighth Edition #270 (Common)
Onslaught #275 (Common)
Type: Instant

Plummet

Instant

Destroy target creature with flying.

"Let nothing own the skies but the wind."
-Dejara, Giltwood druid

Mana:
Cardset: Battle for Zendikar #184 (Common)
Magic 2015 #192 (Common)
Conspiracy #173 (Common)
Magic 2014 #188 (Common)
Magic 2013 #179 (Common)
Magic 2012 #187 (Common)
Magic 2011 #190 (Common)
Archenemy #65 (Common)
Type: Instant

Fortify

Instant

Choose one - Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn; or creatures you control get +0/+2 until end of turn.

"Where metal is tainted and wood is scarce, we are best armed by faith."
-Tavalus, acolyte of Korlis

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #19 (Common)
Time Spiral #19 (Common)
Type: Instant

Ranger's Guile

Instant

Target creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

In the remote corners of Kessig, protection is found in secret powers unknown to the Church of Avacyn.

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2015 #193 (Common)
Magic 2014 #191 (Common)
Innistrad #201 (Common)
Type: Instant

Savage Summoning

Instant

Savage Summoning can't be countered.

The next creature card you cast this turn can be cast as though it had flash. That spell can't be countered. That creature enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #194 (Rare)
Type: Instant

Windstorm

Instant

Windstorm deals X damage to each creature with flying.

"We don't like interlopers and thieves cluttering our skies."
-Dionus, elvish archdruid

Mana:
Cardset: Khans of Tarkir #157 (Uncommon)
Magic 2014 #201 (Uncommon)
Garruk vs. Liliana #25 (Uncommon)
Magic 2010 #205 (Uncommon)
Type: Instant

Pay No Heed

Instant

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

"Inhale life. Exhale pain."
-Mystic elder

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #27 (Common)
Torment #12 (Common)
Type: Instant

Show of Valor

Instant

Target creature gets +2/+4 until end of turn.

"Duty, honor, and valor are either in your heart or they are not. You will never know for certain until you are tested."
-Ajani Goldmane

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #33 (Common)
Magic 2013 #34 (Common)
Type: Instant

Silence

Instant

Your opponents can't cast spells this turn. (Spells cast before this resolves are unaffected.)

"Take a quiet moment to reflect on your sins."
-Cleph, Order of Redeemed Souls

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #35 (Rare)
Magic 2011 #30 (Rare)
Magic 2010 #31 (Rare)
Type: Instant

Cancel

Instant

Counter target spell.

Mana:
Cardset: Khans of Tarkir #33 (Common)
Magic 2014 #45 (Common)
Return to Ravnica #31 (Common)
Planechase 2012 #15 (Common)
Magic 2012 #47 (Common)
Magic 2011 #48 (Common)
Zendikar #44 (Common)
Magic 2010 #44 (Common)
Shards of Alara #33 (Common)
Tenth Edition #71 (Common)
Time Spiral #51 (Common)
Type: Instant

Disperse

Instant

Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

Most casualties of the power struggle between vedalken and Neurok didn't die on the field of battle; they merely disappeared.

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #51 (Common)
Scars of Mirrodin #31 (Common)
Morningtide #31 (Common)
Type: Instant

Essence Scatter

Instant

Counter target creature spell.

"What you attempt to pull from the Æther, I can spread onto the wind."
-Jace Beleren

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #55 (Common)
Magic 2013 #50 (Common)
Magic 2010 #51 (Common)
Type: Instant

Frost Breath

Instant

Tap up to two target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controller's next untap step.

If you have to be stuck somewhere for a while, it's better to be stuck there with a friend.

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #56 (Common)
Magic 2012 #54 (Common)
Type: Instant

Negate

Instant

Counter target noncreature spell.

Masters of the arcane savor a delicious irony. Their study of deep and complex arcana leads to such a simple end: the ability to say merely yes or no.

Mana:
Cardset: Oath of the Gatewatch #59 (Common)
Dragons of Tarkir #65 (Common)
Magic 2015 #71 (Common)
Magic 2014 #64 (Common)
Magic 2013 #62 (Common)
Magic 2012 #69 (Common)
Magic 2011 #68 (Common)
Magic 2010 #65 (Common)
Morningtide #43 (Common)
Type: Instant

Opportunity

Instant

Target player draws four cards.

Little things like morals shouldn't hinder one's ambition.
-Pirate creed

Mana:
Cardset: Commander 2013 #51 (Uncommon)
Magic 2014 #66 (Uncommon)
Seventh Edition #91 (Uncommon)
Urza's Legacy #37 (Uncommon)
Type: Instant

Quicken

Instant

The 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.)

Draw a card.

A skilled Izzet chronarch can carry out an epic vendetta between the fall of one hourglass grain and the next.

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #68 (Rare)
Guildpact #31 (Rare)
Type: Instant

Spell Blast

Instant

Counter target spell with converted mana cost X. (For example, if that spell's mana cost is , X is 5.)

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #72 (Uncommon)
Sixth Edition #100 (Unknown)
Tempest #89 (Common)
Fifth Edition #126 (Common)
Fourth Edition #103 (Common)
Revised Edition #82 (Common)
Unlimited Edition #80 (Common)
Beta Edition #80 (Unknown)
Alpha Edition #80 (Unknown)
Type: Instant

Altar's Reap

Instant

As an additional cost to cast Altar's Reap, sacrifice a creature.

Draw two cards.

"The demons don't care if we mutter niceties and act out ceremonies. Just kill him."
-Bishop Volpaig, servant of Griselbrand

Mana:
Cardset: Battle for Zendikar #103 (Common)
Conspiracy #112 (Common)
Magic 2014 #84 (Common)
Innistrad #86 (Common)
Type: Instant

Doom Blade

Instant

Destroy target nonblack creature.

Mana:
Cardset: Magic 2014 #96 (Uncommon)
Commander #78 (Common)
Magic 2012 #95 (Common)
Magic 2011 #95 (Common)
Magic 2010 #93 (Common)
Type: Instant