Name
Mana Short
Mana Cost
Type
Instant
Set
World Championship Decks 2002
Rarity
Rare
Text
Tap all lands target player controls and that player loses all unspent mana.
Flavor Text
"Remove their power, and their will to fight will follow."
—Tolarian wizard
Number
#cr86sb
Other Prints
Unlimited Edition
30th Anniversary Edition
Revised Edition
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border
Fourth Edition
Classic Sixth Edition
Seventh Edition
Collectors' Edition
Intl. Collectors' Edition
Foreign Black Border
Limited Edition Alpha
Limited Edition Beta
Mystery Booster 2
Summer Magic / Edgar
Availability
Paper
Rulings
(04/10/2004)
It even taps lands that do not produce mana.
(04/10/2004)
If you play Mana Short in response to a spell, it will have no effect on that spell since the mana has already been paid.
(04/10/2004)
Since this is an instant, your opponent may use instants in response to the casting of this spell. Note that such spells and abilities will be resolved before mana is removed by Mana Short. This makes it useless as a countermeasure for spells. To use it effectively, you need to use it during Upkeep and even then it will not prevent the use of instant spells and abilities.
Artist
Greg Staples
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