---
name: "Untimely Malfunction"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "DSK-161"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jarel Threat"
oracle_id: "2c49d24a-98a4-43c2-bb59-1ef13d4214c2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/untimely-malfunction-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Untimely Malfunction
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.
• One or two target creatures can't block this turn.

> *"No! This worked perfectly in the lab!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Destructive Tampering](/printing/destructive-tampering-aer.md) — Sorcery
2. [Slight Malfunction](/printing/slight-malfunction-unf.md) — Sorcery
3. [Shunt](/printing/shunt-dst.md) — Instant
4. [Deface](/printing/deface-rna.md) — Sorcery
5. [Reroute](/printing/reroute-rav.md) — Instant
6. [Hearth Charm](/printing/hearth-charm-vis.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #DSK-161
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jarel Threat
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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