Fleeting Distraction
Instant
FDNFoundations#155common
The first spell taught to young mages, it has spared the lives of many whose hands are too small to hold a sword.
- Promo
- Beginner Box
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 150
- Illustrator
- Ryan Yee
- Found in
- Foundations Beginner Box · Foundations Play Booster Pack · Foundations Collector Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardLegal
Target creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn.
Draw a card.
Market · per finishspark updated 41m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Buy / Sell Gap
Buy
Nonfoil
$0.22
+57.1%
Since Nov 2024:H $0.28L $0.01$0.01
$0.01
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.24
+9.1%
Since Nov 2024:H $0.35L $0.02$0.01
$0.08
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Rulings
2 · latest May 1, 2012
- WotCMay 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.
- WotCJun 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.