Fleeting Distraction · CommanderView

Fleeting Distraction

Fleeting Distraction

Instant

Oracle text

Target creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn.

Draw a card.

"To distract an archmage would take incredible power. But for a simpleton, something sparkly will do." —Noyan Dar, Tazeem lullmage

Illustrated by Kieran Yanner

Released on April 23, 2010

Tags

cantripcard advantagecombat trickdrawpure drawshrinksingle target instant/sorcerysingle target instant/sorcery

Legality

Commander
Standard
Modern
Legacy
1v1 Commander
Alchemy
Standard Brawl
Pioneer
Pauper
Historic
Vintage
Timeless
Brawl
Competitive Brawl
Future
Gladiator
Oathbreaker
Old School
Pauper Commander
Penny Dreadful
PreDH
Premodern
Tiny Leaders: Reborn

LegalNot legalBanned / restrictedUnknown

Rulings

2012-05-01
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.
2010-06-15
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.

Based on Scryfall

Commander

Commanders that run Fleeting Distraction

Based on EDHREC

0.29%inclusion

13.8Kdecks

4.8Mpossible decks

Combos

Combos with Fleeting Distraction

Based on Commander Spellbook

2combos

Precursor Golem + Rite of Replication + Laboratory Maniac + Fleeting Distraction
Exhibition11 decks
Infinite card draw Infinite draw triggers Near-infinite creature ETB Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Precursor Golem + Rite of Replication + Jace, Wielder of Mysteries + Fleeting Distraction
Exhibition7 decks
Infinite card draw Infinite draw triggers Near-infinite magecraft triggers Win the game