Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Fleeting Distraction
Avacyn Restored · #53 · common · 2012
Instant
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Market reference
$0.17
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 53 / 244
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Ryan Yee
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2012-05-04
About this card
Mana cost: {U}
Type: Instant
Target creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn. Draw a card.
"The first spell taught to young mages, it has spared the lives of many whose hands are too small to hold a sword."
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.17 |
| USD (foil) | $0.30 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.13 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.29 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Fleeting Distraction is real?
Fleeting Distraction is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Fleeting Distraction worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Fleeting Distraction is $0.17; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Fleeting Distraction from?
Fleeting Distraction is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Avacyn Restored" in the expansion series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Fleeting Distraction?
Fleeting Distraction is a common card in the Avacyn Restored set.
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