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Abeyance

Instant

Until end of turn, target player can't cast instant or sorcery spells, and that player can't activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.

Draw a card.

"I'm too modest a wizard to reveal the full extent of my abilities."
-Ertai, wizard adept

Mana:
Cardset: Weatherlight #117 (Rare)
Type: Instant

Abjure

Instant

As an additional cost to cast Abjure, sacrifice a blue permanent.

Counter target spell.

Mirri's hackles rose as Ertai continued expounding his virtues. "If that arrogant brat doesn't shut up soon," she growled to herself, "I'm going to have to kill him."

Mana:
Cardset: Weatherlight #31 (Common)
Type: Instant

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.

Mana:
Cardset: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret #29 (Uncommon)
Prophecy #1 (Uncommon)
Type: Instant

About Face

Instant

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

The overconfident are the most vulnerable.

Mana:
Cardset: Urza's Legacy #73 (Common)
Type: Instant

Abrupt Decay

Instant

Abrupt Decay can't be countered by spells or abilities.

Destroy target nonland permanent with converted mana cost 3 or less.

The Izzet quickly suspended their policy of lifetime guarantees.

Mana:
Cardset: Return to Ravnica #141 (Rare)
Type: Instant

Absorb

Instant

Counter target spell. You gain 3 life.

"Your presumption is your downfall."

Mana:
Cardset: Invasion #226 (Rare)
Type: Instant

Abstruse Interference

Instant

Devoid (This card has no color.)

Counter target spell unless its controller pays . You put a 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature token onto the battlefield. It has "Sacrifice this creature: Add {C} to your mana pool." ({C} represents colorless mana.)

Mana:
Cardset: Oath of the Gatewatch #40 (Common)
Type: Instant

Abuna's Chant

Instant

Choose one - You gain 5 life; or prevent the next 5 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.

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

Mana:
Cardset: Fifth Dawn #1 (Common)
Type: Instant

Abzan Advantage

Instant

Target player sacrifices an enchantment. Bolster 1. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)

"To survive, you must seize every opportunity."
-Daghatar the Adamant

Mana:
Cardset: Fate Reforged #2 (Common)
Type: Instant

Abzan Charm

Instant

Choose one -

• Exile target creature with power 3 or greater.

• You draw two cards and you lose 2 life.

• Distribute two +1/+1 counters among one or two target creatures.

Mana:
Cardset: Khans of Tarkir #161 (Uncommon)
Type: Instant

Accelerate

Instant

Target creature gains haste until end of turn.

Draw a card.

"I've seen lightning move slower."
-Nomad sentry

Mana:
Cardset: Torment #90 (Common)
Type: Instant

Accelerated Mutation

Instant

Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the highest converted mana cost among permanents you control.

Its food just got a lot smaller and its stomach a lot bigger.

Mana:
Cardset: Scourge #109 (Common)
Type: Instant

Accumulated Knowledge

Instant

Draw a card, then draw cards equal to the number of cards named Accumulated Knowledge in all graveyards.

"I have seen and heard much here. There are secrets within secrets. Let me show you."
-Takara, to Eladamri

Mana:
Cardset: Nemesis #26 (Common)
Type: Instant

Acolyte's Reward

Instant

Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn, where X is your devotion to white. If damage is prevented this way, Acolyte's Reward deals that much damage to target creature or player. (Each in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to white.)

Mana:
Cardset: Born of the Gods #1 (Uncommon)
Type: Instant

Act of Aggression

Instant

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

Gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.

Mana:
Cardset: New Phyrexia #78 (Uncommon)
Type: Instant

Active Volcano

Instant

Choose one - Destroy target blue permanent; or return target Island to its owner's hand.

Mana:
Cardset: Legends #130 (Common)
Type: Instant

Ad Nauseam

Instant

Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its converted mana cost. You may repeat this process any number of times.

When the task spilled over into undeath, he stopped calling it his life's work.

Mana:
Cardset: Shards of Alara #63 (Rare)
Type: Instant

Advent of the Wurm

Instant

Put a 5/5 green Wurm creature token with trample onto the battlefield.

The consciousness of Mat'Selesnya does not always spread in peaceful ways.

Mana:
Cardset: Dragon's Maze #51 (Rare)
Type: Instant

Adverse Conditions

Instant

Devoid (This card has no color.)

Tap up to two target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controller's next untap step. Put a 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature token onto the battlefield. It has "Sacrifice this creature: Add to your mana pool."

Mana:
Cardset: Battle for Zendikar #54 (Uncommon)
Type: Instant

Aerial Formation

Instant

Strive - Aerial Formation costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.

Any number of target creatures each get +1/+1 and gain flying until end of turn.

Mana:
Cardset: Journey Into Nyx #30 (Common)
Type: Instant

Aerial Maneuver

Instant

Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains flying and first strike until end of turn.

"When you put all of yourself into an attack, without fear or hesitation, in that instant you may attain greatness."
-Predak, Gateless freemage

Mana:
Cardset: Gatecrash #1 (Common)
Type: Instant

Aerial Predation

Instant

Destroy target creature with flying. You gain 2 life.

In the towering trees of the Samok Stand and the predators that guard them, the might of the Ravnican wild has returned.

Mana:
Cardset: Return to Ravnica #113 (Common)
Type: Instant

Aesthetic Consultation

Instant

Name an artist. Remove the top six cards of your library from the game, then reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a card by the named artist. Put that card in your hand, then remove all the other cards revealed this way from the game.

Mana:
Cardset: Unhinged #48 (Rare)
Type: Instant

Afflict

Instant

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

Draw a card.

When one of the Patriarch's champions displeased him, he would only shake his finger. That was enough.

Mana:
Cardset: Tenth Edition #125 (Common)
Odyssey #115 (Common)
Type: Instant

Afterlife

Instant

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller puts a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield.

Mana:
Cardset: Commander 2014 #64 (Uncommon)
Commander #2 (Uncommon)
Mercadian Masques #1 (Uncommon)
Mirage #205 (Uncommon)
Type: Instant

Aggravate

Instant

Aggravate deals 1 damage to each creature target player controls. Each creature dealt damage this way attacks this turn if able.

"Barbarians! They burned my favorite chair! We'll kill them all!"
-Anje Falkenrath

Mana:
Cardset: Avacyn Restored #125 (Uncommon)
Type: Instant

Aggressive Urge

Instant

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

Draw a card.

The power of the wild, concentrated in a single charge.

Mana:
Cardset: Tenth Edition #250 (Common)
Invasion #181 (Common)
Type: Instant

Agonizing Demise

Instant

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

Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. If Agonizing Demise was kicked, it deals damage equal to that creature's power to the creature's controller.

Mana:
Cardset: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas #66 (Common)
Invasion #92 (Common)
Type: Instant

Agony Warp

Instant

Target creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn.

Target creature gets -0/-3 until end of turn.

Life's circle has become inverted in Grixis. The same energy is endlessly recycled and becomes more stagnant with each pass.

Mana:
Cardset: Archenemy #76 (Common)
Shards of Alara #153 (Common)
Type: Instant

Ajani's Presence

Instant

Strive - Ajani's Presence costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.

Any number of target creatures each get +1/+1 and gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)

Mana:
Cardset: Journey Into Nyx #2 (Common)
Type: Instant

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.

Mana:
Cardset: Onslaught #1 (Uncommon)
Type: Instant

Alabaster Potion

Instant

Choose one - Target player gains X life; or prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.

"Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity."
-D'Avenant proverb

Mana:
Cardset: Fifth Edition #279 (Common)
Fourth Edition #251 (Common)
Legends #171 (Common)
Type: Instant

Alarum

Instant

Untap target nonattacking creature. It gets +1/+3 until end of turn.

"One timely cry of warning can save nine of surprise."
-Sidar Jabari

Mana:
Cardset: Mirage #206 (Common)
Type: Instant

Aleatory

Instant

Cast Aleatory only during combat after blockers are declared.

Flip a coin. If you win the flip, target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

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

Mana:
Cardset: Mirage #155 (Uncommon)
Type: Instant

Aliban's Tower

Instant

Target blocking creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn.

"Those who hide in hollow towers would do well to remember the rain."
-Reyhan, Samite Alchemist

Mana:
Cardset: Homelands #76 (Common)
Homelands #77 (Common)
Type: Instant

Allay

Instant

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

Destroy target enchantment.

Mana:
Cardset: Exodus #1 (Common)
Type: Instant

Altar's Light

Instant

Exile target artifact or enchantment.

"The altar does nothing; the device is crushed under the weight of its own impurity."
-Ushanti, leonin seer

Mana:
Cardset: Mirrodin #1 (Uncommon)
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

Alter Reality

Instant

Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

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

Mana:
Cardset: Torment #22 (Rare)
Type: Instant

Ambush

Instant

Blocking creatures gain first strike until end of turn.

"Don't these goons have anything better to do?"
-Joskun, An-Havva Constable

Mana:
Cardset: Homelands #78 (Uncommon)
Type: Instant