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Untimely Malfunction

{1}{R}

Instant

DSKDuskmourn: House of Horror#161uncommon

"No! This worked perfectly in the lab!"

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Jarel Threat
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardLegal
Choose one — • Destroy target artifact. • Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target. • One or two target creatures can't block this turn.
Plays as:
RedirectModal SpellArtifact RemovalSpot Removal
Market · per finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$5.85 low-$1.15 gap
$8.00 low$0.00 gap
Cheapest playable copy$8.63· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$8.63-4.3%30D
30D range$8.12to$10.12Since Sep 2024:H $10.13L $0.90
Foil$10.43-6.7%30D1.21× nonfoil
30D range$10.23to$11.18Since Sep 2024:H $11.34L $0.92

Other printings

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Found in

4 productsRounded odds
  • Duskmourn House of Horror MTGO Redemption

    Box Set · —

    Nonfoil 1+ copiesFoil —
  • Duskmourn House of Horror Collector Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $75.26

    Nonfoil —Foil under 10%
  • Duskmourn House of Horror Play Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $7.04

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%
  • Duskmourn House of Horror Collector Booster Sample Pack

    Booster Pack · $10.41

    Nonfoil —Foil under 10%

Rulings

3 · latest Sep 20, 2024
  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    If a spell or ability targets multiple things, you can't target it with Untimely Malfunction's second mode, even if all but one of those targets have become illegal.

  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    The effect of Untimely Malfunction's last mode won't cause creatures that are already blocking to stop blocking.

  • WotCSep 20, 2024

    You don't choose the new target for the spell or ability targeted with Untimely Malfunction's second mode until Untimely Malfunction resolves. You must change the target if possible. However, you can't change the target to an illegal target. If there are no legal targets to choose from, the target isn't changed. It doesn't matter if the original target has somehow become illegal itself.