Fleeting Distraction

Mana cost

Mana value1TypeInstant Color identity

Blue RarityCommon SetFoundations (FDN) ArtistRyan Yee Price€0.09 · foil €0.07 · $0.22

About this card

Fleeting Distraction is an instant card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 1 (color identity: blue). First printed in Rise of the Eldrazi (2010); 7 paper printings in total. Role in Commander: card draw and removal. Legal in Commander, Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Pauper. Cheapest printing: €0.03 (Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning); most expensive: €0.14 (The List).

Fleeting Distraction

Instant

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

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

Name in each language

FrançaisDistraction fugaceEnglishFleeting DistractionEspañolDistracción momentáneaDeutschFlüchtige AblenkungItalianoDistrazione FugacePortuguêsDistração Efêmera日本語一瞬の散漫

Legality

CommanderLegalStandardLegalPioneerLegalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperLegalBrawlLegalOathbreakerLegalHistoricLegalTimelessLegalPenny DreadfulLegal

Rulings

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.

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.