Distracting Geist // Clever Distraction
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Innistrad: Double FeatureDBL · #276
- Card type
- Creature — Spirit
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.19 € · ★ 0.03 € · 0.31 $ · ★ 0.25 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Power
- 2
- Toughness
- 1
- Colour
- White
Card text
Whenever this creature attacks, tap target creature defending player controls. Disturb (You may cast this card from your graveyard transformed for its disturb cost.)
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- 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
- Andrew Mar
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2022-01-28
Flavour text
"I never did enjoy studying."
Clever Distraction
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "Whenever this creature attacks, tap target creature defending player controls." If Clever Distraction would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.
Rulings
Distracting Geist's triggered ability can only target a creature controlled by the player you are attacking with Distracting Geist, even if other creatures you control are also attacking other players. This is also true for the ability of the creature enchanted by Clever Distraction.
