Fleeting Distraction
Avacyn Restored 53 • common
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Collector number
- 53
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Ryan Yee
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
Target creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn.
Draw a card.
The first spell taught to young mages, it has spared the lives of many whose hands are too small to hold a sword.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Fleeting Distraction was released in 2012 as part of the Avacyn Restored expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set within the gothic-horror plane of Innistrad, the card reflects the expansion's narrative focus on the return of the archangel Avacyn and the struggle of humanity against the encroaching forces of darkness. The card's mechanics, which involve tapping a creature and preventing it from untapping, serve to represent the fleeting, disorienting nature of magical interference.
The card features illustration by Johann Bodin, an artist known for his contributions to the fantasy and gaming industries. Bodin’s design for the piece emphasizes the ethereal and chaotic atmosphere of the Innistrad setting, utilizing fluid, spectral imagery to capture the sensation of being momentarily sidelined by an unseen force. Upon release, the card was received as a functional utility piece within the set's limited environment, noted for its thematic alignment with the white-aligned control elements characteristic of the block.
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