Mana Short
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
World Championship Decks 2002WC02 · #cr86sb
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 1.53 € · 2.44 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Tap all lands target player controls and that player loses all unspent mana.
Format legality
Legality is not available in the catalogue.
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Greg Staples
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2002-12-01
Flavour text
"Remove their power, and their will to fight will follow." —Tolarian wizard
Rulings
If you play Mana Short in response to a spell, it will have no effect on that spell since the mana has already been paid.
It even taps lands that do not produce mana.
Since this is an instant, your opponent may use instants in response to the casting of this spell. Note that such spells and abilities will be resolved before mana is removed by Mana Short. This makes it useless as a countermeasure for spells. To use it effectively, you need to use it during Upkeep and even then it will not prevent the use of instant spells and abilities.
Other printings of this card
Mystery Booster 2 · #166
30th Anniversary Edition · #65- 30th Anniversary Edition · #362
Seventh Edition · #86- Seventh Edition · #86★
Classic Sixth Edition · #80
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border · #85
Fourth Edition · #85
Summer Magic / Edgar · #67
Revised Edition · #67
Foreign Black Border · #67
Collectors' Edition · #66
Intl. Collectors' Edition · #66
Unlimited Edition · #66
Limited Edition Beta · #66
Limited Edition Alpha · #65