Aether Revolt Instant-Speed Tricks
This is a list of all the instant-speed tricks in Aether Revolt. Each color is sorted by converted mana cost.
| Color | Mana Cost | Card | Rarity | Type | Oracle Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Alley Evasion | ![]() |
Instant | Choose one — • Target creature you control gets +1/+2 until end of turn. • Return target creature you control to its owner's hand. | |
| Decommission | ![]() |
Instant | Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Revolt — If a permanent you controlled left the battlefield this turn, you gain 3 life. | ||
| Deft Dismissal | ![]() |
Instant | Deft Dismissal deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three target attacking or blocking creatures. | ||
| Blue | Take into Custody | ![]() |
Instant | Tap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. | |
| Negate | ![]() |
Instant | Counter target noncreature spell. | ||
| Shielded Aether Thief | ![]() |
Creature | Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) Whenever Shielded Aether Thief blocks, you get {e} (an energy counter). {T}, Pay {e}{e}{e}: Draw a card. | ||
| Disallow | ![]() |
Instant | Counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.) | ||
| Metallic Rebuke | ![]() |
Instant | Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}. | ||
| Whir of Invention | ![]() |
Instant | Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Search your library for an artifact card with converted mana cost X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library. | ||
| Illusionist's Stratagem | ![]() |
Instant | Exile up to two target creatures you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control. Draw a card. | ||
| Leave in the Dust | ![]() |
Instant | Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Draw a card. | ||
| Black | Fatal Push | ![]() |
Instant | Destroy target creature if it has converted mana cost 2 or less. Revolt — Destroy that creature if it has converted mana cost 4 or less instead if a permanent you controlled left the battlefield this turn. | |
| Cruel Finality | ![]() |
Instant | Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) | ||
| Renegade's Getaway | ![]() |
Instant | Target permanent gains indestructible until end of turn. Create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token. (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy a permanent with indestructible, and if it's a creature, it can't be destroyed by damage.) | ||
| Perilous Predicament | ![]() |
Instant | Each opponent sacrifices an artifact creature and a nonartifact creature. | ||
| Red | Precise Strike | ![]() |
Instant | Target creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. | |
| Shock | ![]() |
Instant | Shock deals 2 damage to target creature or player. | ||
| Invigorated Rampage | ![]() |
Instant | Choose one — • Target creature gets +4/+0 and gains trample until end of turn. • Two target creatures each get +2/+0 and gain trample until end of turn. | ||
| Hungry Flames | ![]() |
Instant | Hungry Flames deals 3 damage to target creature and 2 damage to target player. | ||
| Green | Lifecraft Awakening | ![]() |
Instant | Put X +1/+1 counters on target artifact you control. If it isn't a creature or Vehicle, it becomes a 0/0 Construct artifact creature. | |
| Heroic Intervention | ![]() |
Instant | Permanents you control gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. | ||
| Highspire Infusion | ![]() |
Instant | Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. You get {e}{e} (two energy counters). | ||
| Natural Obsolescence | ![]() |
Instant | Put target artifact on the bottom of its owner's library. | ||
| Lifecrafter's Gift | ![]() |
Instant | Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature, then put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it. |


