Fleeting Distraction
Instant
J22Jumpstart 2022#299common
The first spell taught to young mages, it has spared the lives of many whose hands are too small to hold a sword.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 121
- Illustrator
- Ryan Yee
- Found in
- Jumpstart 2022 Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
AlchemyLegal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Target creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn.
Draw a card.
Market · per finishspark updated 10h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.12
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Finish
Market
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Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.12as of 2026-07-12
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H $0.12L $0.05since Feb 2024$0.01
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$0.000% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.07· across 7 printings
Rulings
2 · latest May 1, 2012 · one tap opens all
- 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.