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◇ Catalog #161

Untimely Malfunction

dsk·#161·uncommon·foil

Illus. Jarel Threat

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Sep '24

1 yr ago

Value

$8.71+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $7.98 · low $7.27

NM$7.71

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$7.12–$8.14modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $7.71low $0.19range 3957.9%n 50

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #300 · Popular pick

Variants

Foil$7.71

Nonfoil$7.76

Gameplay

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.

"No! This worked perfectly in the lab!"

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2024-09-20wotc

The effect of Untimely Malfunction's last mode won't cause creatures that are already blocking to stop blocking.

2024-09-20wotc

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.

2024-09-20wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $7.71. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.19 and $7.71 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from DSK — 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 #161 of *Duskmourn: House of Horror*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2024 Duskmourn: House of Horror release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{R} (2 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #300 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jarel Threat. Rarix catalogs 130 other cards credited to this artist.