Untimely Malfunction 
Instant
Oracle text (EN)
Instant
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.
Printing details
- Set
- PLST · DSK-161
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Jarel Threat
- Released
- 2026-10-19
- Prices
- – · –
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Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | No offers | |
| CardTrader (EN) | No offers | |
| CardTrader (any language) | No offers | |
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Legality
- standard Legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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The effect of Untimely Malfunction's last mode won't cause creatures that are already blocking to stop blocking.
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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.
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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.