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◇ Catalog #299

Fleeting Distraction

j22·#299·common·nonfoil

Illus. Ryan Yee

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Dec '22

3 yr ago

Value

$0.10+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.10 · low $0.09

NM$0.10

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.09–$0.11modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.12low $0.09range 33.3%n 53

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

Nonfoil$0.10

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 $0.10. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.09 and $0.12 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from J22 — the lineup includes 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 #299 of *Jumpstart 2022*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2022 Jumpstart 2022 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.