---
name: "Ray of Distortion"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flashback"]
set: "WC03"
set_name: "World Championship Decks 2003"
collector_number: "dz42sb"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "1c838441-4713-49dd-97e6-4fb7155c36c8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ray-of-distortion-wc03"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ray of Distortion
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Flashback

## Oracle Text
Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Flashback {4}{W}{W} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ray of Revelation](/printing/ray-of-revelation-wc02.md) — Instant
2. [Disenchant](/printing/disenchant-p07.md) — Instant
3. [Ancient Grudge](/printing/ancient-grudge-prm.md) — Instant
4. [Fate Forgotten](/printing/fate-forgotten-dtk.md) — Instant
5. [Bash to Bits](/printing/bash-to-bits-ody.md) — Instant
6. [Altar's Light](/printing/altars-light-mrd.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #dz42sb
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`