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 (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 (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 (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 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
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
- 1 Bloodtithe Harvester
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Synth Eradicator
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Grief
- 1 Anje's Ravager
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Fury
- 1 Nethergoyf
- 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
- 1 Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
Sorceries (10)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (10)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blightstep Pathway
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Dragonskull Summit
- 1 Graven Cairns
- 1 Great Furnace
- 1 Haunted Ridge
- 1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mount Doom
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
- 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- 2 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Spymaster's Vault
- 1 Sulfurous Springs
- 2 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Vault of Whispers
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (18)
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Nethergoyf
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Tourach, Dread Cantor
- 1 Carnage Interpreter
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
- 1 Graveyard Trespasser
- 1 Grief
- 1 Anje's Ravager
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Fury
- 1 Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
Sorceries (13)
Instants (16)
Artifacts (12)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Barbarian Ring
- 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blightstep Pathway
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Dragonskull Summit
- 1 Graven Cairns
- 1 Great Furnace
- 1 Haunted Ridge
- 1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mount Doom
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
- 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- 2 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Sulfurous Springs
- 2 Swamp
- 1 Tectonic Edge
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Vault of Whispers
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 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 (4)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (15)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
- 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 Kavaron Harrier
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Sorceries (7)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (12)
Lands (39)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (18)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
- 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 Kavaron Harrier
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Sorceries (7)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (12)
Lands (39)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
- 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 Kavaron Harrier
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Sorceries (7)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (12)
Lands (39)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
- 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 Kavaron Harrier
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Sorceries (7)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (12)
Lands (39)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
Instants (8)
Artifacts (8)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
- 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 Kavaron Harrier
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Sorceries (7)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (12)
Lands (39)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
- 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 Kavaron Harrier
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Sorceries (7)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (12)
Lands (39)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (7)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (6)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
- 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 Kavaron Harrier
- 1 Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Sorceries (7)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (12)
Lands (39)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 6
