Untimely Malfunction
{1}{R}Instant
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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.
What it does
Tagged as Removal · Protection — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- The effect of Untimely Malfunction's last mode won't cause creatures that are already blocking to stop blocking. (2024-09-20)
- 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. (2024-09-20)
- 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. (2024-09-20)
Printings & prices
Every set Untimely Malfunction has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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