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Fleeting Distraction

Fleeting Distraction

{U}

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.

Illustrated by

Avacyn RestoredAvacyn Restored#53·Common·English
Oct 22, 2026
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Legality

LegalCommanderLegalStandardLegalModernNot legalPremodernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalBrawlLegalPioneer
LegalOathbreaker
LegalPauperLegalHistoric
LegalTimeless

Rulings

Jun 15, 2010

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.

May 1, 2012

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.