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◇ Catalog #53

Fleeting Distraction

avr·#53·common·foil

Illus. Ryan Yee

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May '12

14 yr ago

Value

$0.30+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.31 · low $0.28

NM$0.30

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.28–$0.32modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.34low $0.03range 1033.3%n 57

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #9,130 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.30

Nonfoil$0.17

Gameplay

Instant

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.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2012-05-01wotc

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.

2010-06-15wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.30. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.34 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from AVR — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #53 of *Avacyn Restored*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2012 Avacyn Restored release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #9,130 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ryan Yee. Rarix catalogs 357 other cards credited to this artist.