Untimely Malfunction
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SetDSK
Collector #161
Released2024-09-27
Rarityuncommon
ArtistJarel Threat
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Untimely Malfunction

UncommonColour IDMV 2
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.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 2026-11-09Newest 2026-11-09
Rulings (3)
wotc20 Sept 2024
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.
wotc20 Sept 2024
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.
wotc20 Sept 2024
The effect of Untimely Malfunction's last mode won't cause creatures that are already blocking to stop blocking.