Slight Malfunction

Slight Malfunction

Sorcery

Mana cost: {1}{R}

How we read this card

Destroy target artifact.

on-cast —

Roll a six-sided die. When you do, Slight Malfunction deals 1 damage to each of up to X target creatures, where X is the result.

on-cast —

on-cast — deals 1 damage

Causes: you face a dilemma, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, roll a die, a creature deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a die is rolled — 88 cards in the game can cause this (Slight Malfunction is one).

When Slight Malfunction rolls a die:

  1. Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients — deals 1 damage
  2. Feywild Trickster — makes a token
  3. The Space Family Goblinson — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Brazen Dwarf — deals 1 damage
  5. Wyll, Blade of Frontiers — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Farideh, Devil's Chosen — grants flying and menace
  7. Vexing Puzzlebox — puts the result charge counters on itself
  8. Barbarian Class — gives +2/+0
  9. Xenosquirrels — triggers
  10. Priority Boarding — triggers

you face a dilemma — 739 cards in the game can cause this (Slight Malfunction is one).

When Slight Malfunction poses a dilemma:

  1. Seven of Nine — draws you 1 card
  2. Elim Garak, Simple Tailor — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  3. Obsidian Order Operative — makes each opponent lose 1 life

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Slight Malfunction is one).

Slight Malfunction puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Bilbo, Unexpected Adventurer — can bring back
  2. Narset, Enlightened Exile — can bring back
  3. Fallaji Archaeologist — can bring back
  4. T'Chaka, Venerable King — can bring back
  5. Goblin Welder — can bring back
  6. Saprazzan Bailiff — can bring back
  7. Tomakul Scrapsmith — can bring back
  8. Anrakyr the Traveller — can bring back
  9. Chandra, Chill of Compliance — can bring back
  10. Open the Vaults — can bring back

179 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Slight Malfunction is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Slight Malfunction:

  1. Party Dude — draws you 1 card
  2. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  3. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Kibo, Uktabi Prince — puts a counter on an Ape or Monkey
  6. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  8. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  9. Pain Distributor — deals 1 damage
  10. Fangren Marauder — gains you 5 life

32 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Slight Malfunction is one).

When Slight Malfunction deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph — deals 2 damage
  6. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  7. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  8. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

36 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Slight Malfunction is one).

When Slight Malfunction is cast:

  1. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage — gets +1/+1
  3. Spellweaver Volute — copies a spell
  4. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  5. Niblis of Frost — gets +1/+1
  6. Artist's Talent — draws and discards

428 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (Slight Malfunction is one).

  1. Soul Link — When a creature is dealt damage thanks to Slight Malfunction, Soul Link gains you that much life

26 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.