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Fleeting Distraction

Magic: The GatheringAvacyn Restored#53

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Magic: The Gathering

Mana cost

Avacyn RestoredAVR · #53

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Common
Indicative price: 0.05 € · ★ 0.33 € · 0.12 $ · ★ 0.38 $
Mana value: 1
Colour: Blue

Card text

Target creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn. Draw a card.

Format legality

AlchemyLegal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
FutureLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PauperLegal
PaupercommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PredhLegal
StandardLegal
StandardbrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Ryan Yee
Card language: English
Release date: 2012-05-04

Flavour text

The first spell taught to young mages, it has spared the lives of many whose hands are too small to hold a sword.

Rulings

2010-06-15

If the targeted creature is an illegal target by the time Fleeting Distraction resolves, the spell doesn't resolve. You won't draw a card.

2012-05-01

If the targeted creature is an illegal target when Fleeting Distraction tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't draw a card.