1 – 20 of 2,021 cards where the color identity ≤ GUW and the card types include “instant”
Abeyance {1}{W}
Instant
Until end of turn, target player can’t cast instant or sorcery spells, and that player can’t activate abilities that aren’t mana abilities.
Draw a card.
“I’m too modest a wizard to reveal the full extent of my abilities.”
—Ertai, wizard adept
Illustrated by Thomas Gianni
Part of the Reserved List
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Abjure {U}
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a blue permanent.
Counter target spell.
Mirri’s hackles rose as Ertai continued expounding his virtues. “If that arrogant brat doesn’t shut up soon,” she growled to herself, “I’m going to have to kill him.”
Illustrated by Ted Naifeh
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
A-Blessed Hippogriff {3}{W}
Creature — Hippogriff
Flying
Whenever Blessed Hippogriff attacks, target attacking creature without flying gains flying until end of turn.
A-Tyr's Blessing {1}{W}
Instant — Adventure
Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)
Illustrated by Leanna Crossan
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Not Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Not Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Not Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Not Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Abolish {1}{W}{W}
Instant
You may discard a Plains card rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.
Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
As war raged on, the young mages became more direct in their tactics, often at great cost.
Illustrated by Kev Walker
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Absorb {W}{U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell. You gain 3 life.
“Your presumption is your downfall.”
Illustrated by Andrew Goldhawk
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Absorb Energy {1}{U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell. Cards in your hand that share a card type with that spell perpetually gain “This spell costs {1} less to cast.”
Illustrated by Steve Argyle
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Not Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Not Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Not Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Not Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Absorb Identity {1}{U}
Instant
Return target creature to its owner’s hand. You may have Shapeshifters you control become copies of that creature until end of turn.
Illustrated by Matt Stewart
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Abstruse Interference {2}{U}
Instant
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}. You create a 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature token. It has “Sacrifice this creature: Add {C}.” ({C} represents colorless mana.)
Illustrated by Igor Kieryluk
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
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| Eldrazi Scion Token, TOGW #6 |
| Abstruse Interference, OGW #40 |
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Abuna's Chant {3}{W}
Instant
Choose one —
• You gain 5 life.
• Prevent the next 5 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.
Entwine {2} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
Illustrated by John Matson
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
A-Buy Your Silence {4}{W}
Instant
Exile target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a Treasure token. (It’s an artifact with “{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.”)
Illustrated by Tony Foti
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Not Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Not Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Not Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Not Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Buy Your Silence #6 |
| A-Buy Your Silence #A-6 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
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| Streets of New Capenna |
Abzan Advantage {1}{W}
Instant
Target player sacrifices an enchantment. Bolster 1. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
“To survive, you must seize every opportunity.”
—Daghatar the Adamant
Watermark: Abzan
Illustrated by Winona Nelson
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Accelerated Mutation {3}{G}{G}
Instant
Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the highest mana value among permanents you control.
Its food just got a lot smaller and its stomach a lot bigger.
Illustrated by Edward P. Beard, Jr.
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Access Denied {3}{U}{U}
Instant
Counter target spell. Create X 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying, where X is that spell’s mana value.
The Saiba Futurists guard their secret experiments with ever-evolving networks of cutting-edge defensive technology.
Illustrated by Johan Grenier
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
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| Access Denied, NEC #47 |
| Thopter Token, TNEC #12 |
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Accumulated Knowledge {1}{U}
Instant
Draw a card, then draw cards equal to the number of cards named Accumulated Knowledge in all graveyards.
“I have seen and heard much here. There are secrets within secrets. Let me show you.”
—Takara, to Eladamri
Watermark: Set Symbol
Illustrated by Randy Gallegos
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Acolyte's Reward {1}{W}
Instant
Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn, where X is your devotion to white. If damage is prevented this way, Acolyte’s Reward deals that much damage to any target. (Each {W} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to white.)
Illustrated by Slawomir Maniak
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Acrobatic Leap {W}
Instant
Target creature gets +1/+3 and gains flying until end of turn. Untap it.
As the cliff began to crumble, Wayta danced fearlessly across the tumbling stones, knowing Ajij would never let her fall.
Illustrated by Fesbra
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Acrobatic Maneuver {2}{W}
Instant
Exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner’s control.
Draw a card.
Renegades find ever more creative ways to work around the Consulate’s aether regulations.
Illustrated by Winona Nelson
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Act of Heroism {1}{W}
Instant
Untap target creature. It gets +2/+2 until end of turn and can block an additional creature this turn.
“On every plane, there are those who run toward danger.”
—Gideon Jura
Watermark: Set Symbol
Illustrated by Magali Villeneuve
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Adamant Will {1}{W}
Instant
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say “destroy” don’t destroy it.)
“I refuse to die before I see the sun rise again.”
Illustrated by Irina Nordsol
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Admiral's Order {1}{U}{U}
Instant
Raid — If you attacked this turn, you may pay {U} rather than pay this spell’s mana cost.
Counter target spell.
“Damn the cannons, mates. Charge!”
Illustrated by Slawomir Maniak
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal