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Dominaria United Instant-Speed Tricks

by Sameer Merchant // Sep 1, 2022

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

Color	Mana Cost	Card	Type	Oracle Text	Notes
White	-	Leyline Binding	Enchantment	Flash Domain — This spell costs {1} less to cast for each basic land type among lands you control. When Leyline Binding enters the battlefield, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Leyline Binding leaves the battlefield.
		Artillery Blast	Instant	Domain—Artillery Blast deals X damage to target tapped creature, where X is 1 plus the number of basic land types among lands you control.
		Destroy Evil	Instant	Choose one— • Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater. • Destroy target enchantment.
		Take Up the Shield	Instant	Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains lifelink and indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
		Resolute Reinforcements	Creature	Flash When Resolute Reinforcements enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.	2 1/1s
	+ kicker	Stall for Time	Instant	Kicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell.) Tap up to two target creatures. If this spell was kicked, put a stun counter on each of those creatures. (If a permanent with a stun counter on it would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) Draw a card.
	+ kicker	Cleaving Skyrider	Creature	Flash Kicker {2}{R} (You may pay an additional {2}{R} as you cast this spell.) Flying When Cleaving Skyrider enters the battlefield, if it was kicked, it deals X damage to any target, where X is the number of attacking creatures.	2/2
		Join Forces	Instant	Untap up to two target creatures. They each get +2/+2 until end of turn.
	+ kicker	Heroic Charge	Instant	Kicker {1}{R} (You may pay an additional {1}{R} as you cast this spell.) Creatures you control get +2/+1 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, those creatures also gain trample until end of turn.
		Prayer of Binding	Enchantment	Flash When Prayer of Binding enters the battlefield, exile up to one target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Prayer of Binding leaves the battlefield. You gain 2 life.
Blue		Shore Up	Instant	Target creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains hexproof until end of turn. Untap it. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
	+ kicker	Timely Interference	Instant	Kicker {1}{R} (You may pay an additional {1}{R} as you cast this spell.) Target creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, that creature blocks this turn if able. Draw a card.
	+ kicker	Rona's Vortex	Instant	Kicker {2}{B} (You may pay an additional {2}{B} as you cast this spell.) Return target creature or planeswalker you don't control to its owner's hand. If this spell was kicked, put that permanent on the bottom of its owner's library instead.
		Essence Scatter	Instant	Counter target creature spell.
		Impulse	Instant	Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
		Negate	Instant	Counter target noncreature spell.
	/	Ertai's Scorn	Instant	This spell costs {U} less to cast if an opponent cast two or more spells this turn. Counter target spell.
	+ kicker	Joint Exploration	Instant	Kicker {G} (You may pay an additional {G} as you cast this spell.) Scry 2, then draw a card. If this spell was kicked, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
	+ kicker	Protect the Negotiators	Instant	Kicker {W} (You may pay an additional {W} as you cast this spell.) If this spell was kicked, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token. Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1} for each creature you control.	1/1 if kicked
		Vodalian Hexcatcher	Creature	Flash Other Merfolk you control get +1/+1. Sacrifice a Merfolk: Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1}.	1/1
	-	Silver Scrutiny	Sorcery	You may cast Silver Scrutiny as though it had flash if X is 3 or less. Draw X cards.
Black		Cut Down	Instant	Destroy target creature with total power and toughness 5 or less.
		Battle-Rage Blessing	Instant	Target creature gains deathtouch and indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
	+ kicker	Tribute to Urborg	Instant	Kicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell.) Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, that creature gets an additional -1/-1 until end of turn for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.
		Shadow Prophecy	Instant	Domain — Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control. Put up to two of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. You lose 2 life.
		Extinguish the Light	Instant	Destroy target creature or planeswalker. If its mana value was 3 or less, you gain 3 life.
Red		Flowstone Infusion	Instant	Target creature gets +2/-2 until end of turn.
		Furious Bellow	Instant	Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
		Lightning Strike	Instant	Lightning Strike deals 3 damage to any target.
		Thrill of Possibility	Instant	As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card. Draw two cards.
	+ kicker	Fires of Victory	Instant	Kicker {2}{U} (You may pay an additional {2}{U} as you cast this spell.) If this spell was kicked, draw a card. Fires of Victory deals damage to target creature or planeswalker equal to the number of cards in your hand.
		Twinferno	Instant	Choose one — • When you cast your next instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. • Target creature you control gains double strike until end of turn.
	+ kicker	Hurloon Battle Hymn	Instant	Kicker {W} (You may pay an additional {W} as you cast this spell.) Hurloon Battle Hymn deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker. If this spell was kicked, you gain 4 life.
	+ kicker	Warhost's Frenzy	Instant	Kicker {B} (You may pay an additional {B} as you cast this spell.) Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, whenever a creature you control dies this turn, draw a card.
Green		Gaea's Might	Instant	Domain — Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each basic land type among lands you control.
	+ kicker	Strength of the Coalition	Instant	Kicker {2}{W} (You may pay an additional {2}{W} as you cast this spell.) Target creature you control gets +2/+2 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
		Tail Swipe	Instant	Choose target creature you control and target creature you don't control. If you cast this spell during your main phase, the creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Then those creatures fight each other. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
		Bite Down	Instant	Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature or planeswalker you don't control.
	+ kicker	Colossal Growth	Instant	Kicker {R} (You may pay an additional {R} as you cast this spell.) Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, instead that creature gets +4/+4 and gains trample and haste until end of turn.
	+ kicker	Tear Asunder	Instant	Kicker {1}{B} (You may pay an additional {1}{B} as you cast this spell.) Exile target artifact or enchantment. If this spell was kicked, exile target nonland permanent instead.
		Herd Migration	Sorcery	Domain — Create a 3/3 green Beast creature token for each basic land type among lands you control. {1}{G}, Discard Herd Migration: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You gain 3 life.
		Broken Wings	Instant	Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with flying.
Multi-Color		Ertai Resurrected	Creature	Flash When Ertai Resurrected enters the battlefield, choose up to one — • Counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. Its controller draws a card. • Destroy another target creature or planeswalker. Its controller draws a card.	3/2

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