Fleeting Distraction
Instant
ROERise of the Eldrazi#67common
Foil
"To distract an archmage would take incredible power. But for a simpleton, something sparkly will do." —Noyan Dar, Tazeem lullmage
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 889
- Illustrator
- Kieran Yanner
- Found in
- Rise of the Eldrazi Intro Pack Levelers Scorn · Rise of the Eldrazi MTGO Redemption · 4 more
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 22h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.07
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil-11.1%
$0.40
$0.25 low$0.09 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.07as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.17L $0.04since Feb 2024$0.01
$0.01
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.40as of 2026-07-12
-11.1%
H $0.53L $0.24since Feb 2024$0.25
$0.16
$0.09+36% · 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.