Mana Short
Instant
30A30th Anniversary Edition#65rare
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 123
- Illustrator
- Dameon Willich
- Found in
- Magic 30th Anniversary Edition Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Tap all lands target player controls and that player loses all unspent mana.
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Rulings
3 · latest Oct 4, 2004
- WotCOct 4, 2004
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.
- WotCOct 4, 2004
It even taps lands that do not produce mana.
- WotCOct 4, 2004
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.