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Core Set 2019 Instant-Speed Tricks


This is a list of all the instant-speed tricks in Core Set 2019. Each color is sorted by converted mana cost.

Color Mana Cost Card Rarity Type Oracle Text Notes
White W Isolate Rare Instant Exile target permanent with converted mana cost 1.  
1W Mighty Leap Common Instant Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn.  
1W Revitalize Common Instant You gain 3 life. Draw a card.  
1W Aegis of the Heavens Uncommon Instant Target creature gets +1/+7 until end of turn.  
2W Invoke the Divine Common Instant Destroy target artifact or enchantment. You gain 4 life.  
2W Make a Stand Uncommon Instant Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain indestructible until end of turn.  
2WW Inspired Charge Common Instant Creatures you control get +2/+1 until end of turn.  
Blue 1U Anticipate Common Instant Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.  
1U Disperse Common Instant Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.  
1U Essence Scatter Common Instant Counter target creature spell.  
1UU Cancel Common Instant Counter target spell.  
2U Uncomfortable Chill Common Instant Creatures your opponents control get -2/-0 until end of turn. Draw a card.  
2UU Bone to Ash Uncommon Instant Counter target creature spell. Draw a card.  
4U Totally Lost Common Instant Put target nonland permanent on top of its owner's library.  
Black B Nightmare's Thirst Uncommon Instant You gain 1 life. Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.  
B Infernal Reckoning Rare Instant Exile target colorless creature. You gain life equal to its power.  
1B Abnormal Endurance Common Instant Until end of turn, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control."  
2B Hired Blade Common Creature Flash 3/2
1BB Murder Uncommon Instant Destroy target creature.  
3B Strangling Spores Common Instant Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.  
Red R Shock Common Instant Shock deals 2 damage to any target.  
R Smelt Common Instant Destroy target artifact.  
1R Sure Strike Common Instant Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.  
1R Lightning Strike Uncommon Instant Lightning Strike deals 3 damage to any target.  
2R Trumpet Blast Common Instant Attacking creatures get +2/+0 until end of turn.  
2R Spit Flame Rare Instant Spit Flame deals 4 damage to target creature. Whenever a Dragon enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay {R}. If you do, return Spit Flame from your graveyard to your hand.  
3R Electrify Common Instant Electrify deals 4 damage to target creature.  
Green 1G Naturalize Common Instant Destroy target artifact or enchantment.  
1G Plummet Common Instant Destroy target creature with flying.  
1G Root Snare Common Instant Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.  
1G Titanic Growth Common Instant Target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn.  
Multi-Color 4WUB Chromium, the Mutable Mythic Creature Flash This spell can't be countered. Flying Discard a card: Until end of turn, Chromium, the Mutable becomes a Human with base power and toughness 1/1, loses all abilities, and gains hexproof. It can't be blocked this turn. 7/7


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