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Fleeting Distraction

First printed in Rise of the Eldrazi (2010)

All 7 prints

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  • Foundations (FDN) #155, 2024
  • Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #299, 2022
  • The List (PLST) #CN2-110, 2019
  • Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2) #110, 2016
  • Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning (DDN) #60, 2014
  • Avacyn Restored (AVR) #53, 2012
  • Rise of the Eldrazi (ROE) #67, 2010

Fleeting Distraction

Instant

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

"To distract an archmage would take incredible power. But for a simpleton, something sparkly will do."
—Noyan Dar, Tazeem lullmage

Illustrated by
Kieran Yanner

Legality

Legal in
Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in
Premodern, Old School 93/94

Rulings (2)
  • 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.
  • 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.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Foundations (FDN), Premier Draft 54.8% +0.3 +1.3 76215
Foundations (FDN), Sealed 52.1% -3.0 -1.5 2094
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen

Combos

2 combos, the most popular first: