Untimely Malfunction 
Instant
Oracle 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.
Format Legality
StandardPioneerModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Untimely Malfunction, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel Commander | 1 | 1 | 109 | 1 |
| Modern | 7 | 1 | 66 | 1.6 |
| Legacy | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.2 |
| Vintage | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Standard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Details
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 2
- Collector #
- 161
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Untimely Malfunction
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (13)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (13)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Bomat Courier
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Gau, Feral Youth
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Magmatic Channeler
- 1 Party Thrasher
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Synth Eradicator
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Bonehoard Dracosaur
- 1 Fury
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Sorceries (8)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (12)
Lands (39)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Hexing Squelcher
- 1 Kitsa, Otterball Elite
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Spellskite
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Hullbreacher
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Enduring Curiosity
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Sorceries (9)
Instants (29)
- 1 Abrade
- 1 Untimely Malfunction
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Misdirection
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (3)
Lands (36)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants
- 3 Island
- 2 Island
- 1 Island
- 1 Lindblum, Industrial Regency
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 2 Mountain
- 1 Opal Palace
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swarmyard
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Bomat Courier
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Gau, Feral Youth
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Magmatic Channeler
- 1 Party Thrasher
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Synth Eradicator
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Bonehoard Dracosaur
- 1 Fury
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Sorceries (8)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (12)
Lands (39)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Bomat Courier
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Gau, Feral Youth
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Magmatic Channeler
- 1 Party Thrasher
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Synth Eradicator
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Bonehoard Dracosaur
- 1 Fury
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Sorceries (8)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (12)
Lands (39)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (36)
- 1 Abrade
- 1 Untimely Malfunction
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Fiery Impulse
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Logic Knot
Enchantments (2)
Lands (36)
- 1 Agna Qel'a
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Cascade Bluffs
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 8 Island
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 2 Mountain
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Opal Palace
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shivan Reef
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swarmyard
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
- 1 Bomat Courier
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Gau, Feral Youth
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Magmatic Channeler
- 1 Party Thrasher
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Synth Eradicator
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Bonehoard Dracosaur
- 1 Fury
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Sorceries (7)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (13)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Dust Bowl
- 1 Dwarven Mine
- 1 Fountainport
- 1 Hammerheim
- 1 Rishadan Port
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 23 Snow-Covered Mountain
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Tectonic Edge
- 1 Tower of the Magistrate
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 War Room
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
- 1 Bomat Courier
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Gau, Feral Youth
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Magmatic Channeler
- 1 Party Thrasher
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Synth Eradicator
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Bonehoard Dracosaur
- 1 Fury
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Sorceries (7)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (13)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Dust Bowl
- 1 Dwarven Mine
- 1 Fountainport
- 1 Hammerheim
- 1 Rishadan Port
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 23 Snow-Covered Mountain
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Tectonic Edge
- 1 Tower of the Magistrate
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 War Room
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
- 1 Bomat Courier
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Gau, Feral Youth
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Magmatic Channeler
- 1 Party Thrasher
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Synth Eradicator
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Bonehoard Dracosaur
- 1 Fury
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Sorceries (7)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (13)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Dust Bowl
- 1 Dwarven Mine
- 1 Fountainport
- 1 Hammerheim
- 1 Rishadan Port
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 23 Snow-Covered Mountain
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Tectonic Edge
- 1 Tower of the Magistrate
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 War Room
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (18)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (18)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (18)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
- 1 Bomat Courier
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Gau, Feral Youth
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Magmatic Channeler
- 1 Party Thrasher
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Synth Eradicator
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Bonehoard Dracosaur
- 1 Fury
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Sorceries (7)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (13)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Dust Bowl
- 1 Dwarven Mine
- 1 Fountainport
- 1 Hammerheim
- 1 Rishadan Port
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 15 Snow-Covered Mountain
- 8 Snow-Covered Mountain
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Tectonic Edge
- 1 Tower of the Magistrate
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 War Room
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (18)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (18)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (5)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Bomat Courier
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Gau, Feral Youth
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Magmatic Channeler
- 1 Party Thrasher
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Screaming Nemesis
- 1 Synth Eradicator
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Bonehoard Dracosaur
- 1 Fury
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Hired Claw
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Sorceries (8)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (12)
Lands (39)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (35)
- 1 Headliner Scarlett
- 1 Haywire Mite
- 1 Badgermole Cub
- 1 Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
- 1 Fanatic of Rhonas
- 1 Scythecat Cub
- 1 Springheart Nantuko
- 1 Endurance
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Kraza, the Swarm as One
- 1 Six
- 1 Icetill Explorer
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Gut, True Soul Zealot
- 1 Ghor-Clan Rampager
- 1 Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
- 1 Sowing Mycospawn
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Bumi, Unleashed
- 1 Fury
- 1 Arbor Elf
- 1 Birds of Paradise
- 1 Delighted Halfling
- 1 Elvish Mystic
- 1 Fyndhorn Elves
- 1 Llanowar Elves
- 1 Sylvan Safekeeper
- 1 Tinder Wall
- 1 Frenzied Baloth
- 1 Keen-Eyed Curator
- 1 Orcish Lumberjack
- 1 Mawloc
Sorceries (5)
Instants (10)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (41)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Ba Sing Se
- 1 Blinkmoth Nexus
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 City of Traitors
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Commercial District
- 1 Crystal Vein
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Dryad Arbor
- 1 Dust Bowl
- 3 Forest
- 1 Forest
- 1 Inkmoth Nexus
- 1 Lair of the Hydra
- 1 Mishra's Factory
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Multiversal Passage
- 1 Mutavault
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raging Ravine
- 1 Restless Ridgeline
- 1 Rootbound Crag
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shifting Woodland
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Taiga
- 1 Talon Gates of Madara
- 1 Thornspire Verge
- 1 Treetop Village
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
