TYPE
Instant

ABILITY
Target creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn. Draw a card.

FLAVOR TEXT
The first spell taught to young mages, it has spared the lives of many whose hands are too small to hold a sword.

ILLUSTRATOR
Ryan Yee

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
EN FR DE IT JP KR PT RU ES ZH-CN ZH-TW

RULINGS

• 2010-06-15 If the targeted creature is an illegal target by the time Fleeting Distraction resolves, the spell doesn’t resolve. You won’t draw a card.
• 2012-05-01 If the targeted creature is an illegal target when Fleeting Distraction tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t draw a card.