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Mana Short

{2}{U}

Instant

CEDCollectors' Edition#66rare
Border
black
Frame
1993
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Dameon Willich
Found in
Collectors Edition Box
Printings17
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Tap all lands target player controls and that player loses all unspent mana.
Market · per finishspark updated 16h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$16.77
$10.24 low$3.49 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.46· across 17 printings

Rulings

3 · latest Oct 4, 2004 · one tap opens all
  • 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.

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