Untimely Malfunction
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- The List #DSK-161 (uncommon)
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.
Untimely Malfunction has 2 printings, first in Duskmourn: House of Horror (2024). EDHREC ranks it #265 among Commander cards. It appears most in Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls decks (9,517 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Untimely Malfunction most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls: 9,517 decks
- Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied: 8,736 decks
- Magda, Brazen Outlaw: 7,978 decks
- Krenko, Mob Boss: 5,926 decks
- Kratos, God of War: 5,460 decks
- Tannuk, Steadfast Second: 5,390 decks
- Fire Lord Azula: 5,322 decks
- Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin: 5,011 decks
Often played with Untimely Malfunction
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : The effect of Untimely Malfunction's last mode won't cause creatures that are already blocking to stop blocking.
- : 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.
- : 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.