1 – 20 of 2,411 cards where it’s legal in Modern and the card types include “instant”
Evermind
Color Indicator: Blue Instant — Arcane
(Nonexistent mana costs can’t be paid.)
Draw a card.
Splice onto Arcane {1}{U} (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card’s effects to that spell.)
Illustrated by Matt Thompson
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Intervention Pact {0}
Color Indicator: White Instant
The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way.
At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {1}{W}{W}. If you don’t, you lose the game.
Illustrated by Dave Kendall
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Pact of Negation {0}
Color Indicator: Blue Instant
Counter target spell.
At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {3}{U}{U}. If you don’t, you lose the game.
Those who expect betrayal at every turn are seldom disappointed.
Illustrated by Jason Chan
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Pact of the Titan {0}
Color Indicator: Red Instant
Create a 4/4 red Giant creature token.
At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {4}{R}. If you don’t, you lose the game.
Born of fire, destined for battle.
Illustrated by Raymond Swanland
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
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| Pact of the Titan, TSR #179 |
| Giant Token, TTSR #7 |
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| Time Spiral Remastered | $0.15 | €0.17 | 0.02 |
| Future Sight | $0.34 | €0.36 | 0.02 |
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Slaughter Pact {0}
Color Indicator: Black Instant
Destroy target nonblack creature.
At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {2}{B}. If you don’t, you lose the game.
Death is only the beginning of the end.
Illustrated by Kev Walker
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Summoner's Pact {0}
Color Indicator: Green Instant
Search your library for a green creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {2}{G}{G}. If you don’t, you lose the game.
Illustrated by Chippy
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Academic Dispute {R}
Instant
Target creature blocks this turn if able. You may have it gain reach until end of turn.
Learn. (You may reveal a Lesson card you own from outside the game and put it into your hand, or discard a card to draw a card.)
“I’ll show you original research, you hack!”
Illustrated by Manuel Castañón
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Acrobatic Leap {W}
Instant
Target creature gets +1/+3 and gains flying until end of turn. Untap it.
As the cliff began to crumble, Wayta danced fearlessly across the tumbling stones, knowing Ajij would never let her fall.
Illustrated by Fesbra
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Aerial Formation {U}
Instant
Strive — This spell costs {2}{U} more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Any number of target creatures each get +1/+1 and gain flying until end of turn.
Illustrated by Zack Stella
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Aerial Volley {G}
Instant
Aerial Volley deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three target creatures with flying.
Drakes can swerve to avoid a single arrow, but they can’t dodge the whole sky.
Illustrated by Lake Hurwitz
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Ajani's Presence {W}
Instant
Strive — This spell costs {2}{W} more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Any number of target creatures each get +1/+1 and gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say “destroy” don’t destroy them.)
Illustrated by Raymond Swanland
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Alchemist's Gift {B}
Instant
Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains your choice of deathtouch or lifelink until end of turn. (Any amount of damage a creature with deathtouch deals to a creature is enough to destroy it. Damage dealt by a creature with lifelink also causes its controller to gain that much life.)
Illustrated by Cristi Balanescu
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Alchemist's Retrieval {U}
Instant
Cleave {1}{U} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Return target nonland permanent [you control] to its owner’s hand.
To most, a terrifying apparition. To a necro-alchemist, a potent fuel source.
Illustrated by David Auden Nash
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Alley Evasion {W}
Instant
Choose one —
• Target creature you control gets +1/+2 until end of turn.
• Return target creature you control to its owner’s hand.
“Sure, you know the law. But I know the streets.”
Illustrated by Scott Murphy
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Angel's Grace {W}
Instant
Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can’t cast spells or activate abilities that aren’t mana abilities.)
You can’t lose the game this turn and your opponents can’t win the game this turn. Until end of turn, damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.
Illustrated by Zoltan Boros
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Annul {U}
Instant
Counter target artifact or enchantment spell.
“Many giants have tried to crush me with their hammers. You’ll never stop me with that little toy.”
—Stigur of the Omenseekers
Illustrated by Caio Monteiro
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
An Offer You Can't Refuse {U}
Instant
Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller creates two Treasure tokens. (They’re artifacts with “{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.”)
Elspeth wanted answers. Xander needed a spy. Their paths were destined to cross.
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Illustrated by Dallas Williams
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| An Offer You Can't Refuse, SNC #464 |
| Treasure Token, TSNC #17 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Showdown | $8.81 | ||
| Streets of New Capenna #51 | $4.09 | €2.87 | 0.02 |
| Streets of New Capenna #464 | $4.98 | €3.05 | |
| View all prints → | |||
Aphotic Wisps {B}
Instant
Target creature becomes black and gains fear until end of turn. (It can’t be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Draw a card.
Merrows skulk the silty bogs around the Wanderbrine, their very thoughts stained with evil.
Illustrated by Jim Nelson
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Arachnoid Adaptation {G}
Instant
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains reach until end of turn. Untap it.
“Deploy the blightwidows. Rankle’s pests should make for a delicious meal.”
—Ayara, Furnace Queen
Illustrated by Isis
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Arbor Armament {G}
Instant
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. That creature gains reach until end of turn.
“Llanowar’s boughs are ever ready
To unleash an autumn of steel leaves.”
—"Song of Freyalise"
Illustrated by Bayard Wu
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal