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 | 0 | 0 | 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
Non-foilFoil
Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Untimely Malfunction
Main Deck
Creatures (25)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (25)
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Draconautics Engineer
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Fury
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Picklock Prankster
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Scalding Viper
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
Sorceries (7)
Instants (24)
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Magic Damper
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Shore Up
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Untimely Malfunction
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Daze
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Lava Dart
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (4)
(1)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Great Furnace
- 5 Island
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 6 Mountain
- 1 Opal Palace
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seat of the Synod
- 1 Shivan Reef
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 5
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 (4)
Sorceries (18)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (14)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (18)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (18)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Sorceries (10)
Instants (22)
Artifacts (10)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (15)
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Hullbreacher
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Quantum Riddler
- 1 Oliphaunt
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
Sorceries (12)
Instants (30)
- 1 Untimely Malfunction
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 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 Magic Damper
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Disrupting Shoal
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (35)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Cascade Bluffs
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Island
- 1 Island
- 2 Island
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shivan Reef
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swarmyard
- 1 Talon Gates of Madara
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (25)
- 1 Headliner Scarlett
- 1 Draconautics Engineer
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Scalding Viper
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Picklock Prankster
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
- 1 Vendilion Clique
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Imperial Recruiter
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
Sorceries (7)
Instants (24)
- 1 Untimely Malfunction
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Burst Lightning
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lava Dart
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Tarfire
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Magic Damper
- 1 Peek
- 1 Shore Up
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Great Furnace
- 2 Island
- 1 Island
- 2 Island
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 6 Mountain
- 1 Opal Palace
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seat of the Synod
- 1 Shivan Reef
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Sorceries (10)
Instants (22)
Artifacts (10)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (15)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (25)
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Bonecrusher Giant
- 1 Brazen Borrower
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Draconautics Engineer
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Fury
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
- 1 Headliner Scarlett
- 1 Imperial Recruiter
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Picklock Prankster
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Scalding Viper
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Vendilion Clique
Sorceries (7)
Instants (24)
- 1 Burst Lightning
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Magic Damper
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Shore Up
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Untimely Malfunction
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Lava Dart
- 1 Tarfire
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
(1)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Fiery Islet
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Great Furnace
- 5 Island
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 6 Mountain
- 1 Opal Palace
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seat of the Synod
- 1 Shivan Reef
- 1 Spirebluff Canal
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (18)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Sorceries (10)
Instants (22)
Artifacts (10)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (15)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
