Timely Interference
Instant
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional 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.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #21687
Timely Interference taps a target creature and replaces itself — instant-speed interaction that costs you nothing in cards. At one mana, it's a clean tempo play, not a permanent answer, so you run it to buy a turn, not to solve a problem.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Timely Interference is a role-player in spellslinger and prowess-style decks that want cheap cantrips — the loot or draw effect means it doesn't cost you card equity while buying a combat step. In Pauper, where tempo spells and cantrips are a real axis of competition, it can find a home in tempo-blue shells alongside other one-mana interaction. Modern and Legacy have more efficient options for both tapping effects and cantrips, so Timely Interference rarely makes those 60-card lists. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: it's fine if your gameplan rewards cheap spell volume.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Timely Interference is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. That price is stable because demand is low and supply is high; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.