Fleeting Distraction — A Clever Tempo Play
Fleeting Distraction is the kind of instant that earns its keep in a tempo blue deck. Fleeting Distraction reduces a troublesome attacker or blocker by one point of power for the turn and replaces the spent play with card advantage, letting you maintain momentum while answering an immediate threat. Use it on attack steps to save life or on blocks to inch trades in your favor; the card draw keeps your options open into the next turn.
The card feels like a classroom trick from Foundations lore. The flavor notes imply this was one of the first exercises taught to apprentices who could not yet wield a sword. In gameplay terms Fleeting Distraction is small but efficient, pairing well with creatures that abuse incremental damage, creatures with static abilities, and any deck that values interaction paired with selection. Add it to your sideboard for creature matchups or slot it into blue control shells that reward tiny tempo swings.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {U}
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Card Type – Instant
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Target creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn. Draw a card.
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