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Fleeting Distraction

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7 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Fleeting Distraction, Foundations printing
Foundations FDN · No. 155 2024-11-15

Card text

{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.
EDHREC rank #9091 Common Not on the Reserved List
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The 7 printings

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Standard ✓ Legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ✓ Legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

2 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

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.

2010-06-15 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2012-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Fleeting Distraction, Conspiracy: Take the Crown printing
Conspiracy: Take the Crown
CN2 · #110
Common
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