Fleeting Distraction
Conspiracy: Take the Crown 110 • common
- Set
- Conspiracy: Take the Crown
- Collector number
- 110
- 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 2016 as part of the Conspiracy: Take the Crown expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed for a multiplayer-focused drafting environment, the set leaned heavily into themes of political maneuvering and sabotage, fitting the narrative of a power struggle within the fictional city-state of Paliano. The card functions as an instant that provides a temporary combat debuff, reflecting the set's emphasis on subtle manipulation rather than raw power.
The card’s artwork was illustrated by Clint Cearley, who has contributed extensively to the game's visual identity. Cearley opted for an ethereal, shifting aesthetic to match the card’s name, depicting a ghostly figure meant to pull the focus of opposing creatures. Upon release, the card was received as a functional utility tool within the draft format, valued primarily for its ability to clear the path for an attack in the high-variance, social atmosphere that defines the Conspiracy series.
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