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Mana Short

Magic: The GatheringFourth Edition Foreign Black Border#85

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Mana cost

Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border4BB · #85
Card type
Instant
Rarity
Rare
Indicative price
21.49 € · 45.07 $
Mana value
3
Colour

Card text

Tap all lands target player controls and that player loses all unspent mana.

Format legality

  • CommanderLegal
  • DuelLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • PredhLegal
  • PremodernLegal
  • VintageLegal

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
Dameon Willich
Card language
Spanish
Release date
1995-04-01

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.

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