Untimely Malfunction : Duskmourn: House of Horror

Type: Instant
Rarity: Uncommon
Color: R
Number: 161
Finishes: nonfoil, foil
Reprint: No
Printings: DSK

Text: 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.
Variations:

Finish	Market Price	Lowest Price	Higest Price	Average Price
Normal	$2.76	$1.15	$3.16	$2.13
Foil	$4.60	$2.81	$6.92	$5.38

Legality

Alchemy		Brawl
Commander		Duel
Explorer		Gladiator
Historic		Legacy
Modern		Oathbreaker
Pauper		Pauper Commander
Penny		Pioneer
Standard		Timeless

Rulings

09/20/2024

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.
09/20/2024

The effect of Untimely Malfunction's last mode won't cause creatures that are already blocking to stop blocking.
09/20/2024

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.