---
name: "Timely Interference"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Kicker"]
set: "DMU"
set_name: "Dominaria United"
collector_number: "70"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Joshua Raphael"
oracle_id: "d64feb23-8259-4445-9b40-efc8b4466679"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/timely-interference-dmu"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Timely Interference
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker {1}{R} (You may pay an additional {1}{R} as you cast this spell.)
Target creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, that creature blocks this turn if able.
Draw a card.

> *Students fled with their research as Tolaria fell to the Phyrexians.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United (DMU) #70
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Joshua Raphael
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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