Untimely Malfunction DSK 0161 · uncommon
Untimely Malfunction · {1}{R} · Instant · 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!"
- Price
- from $8.441 printing
- Win rate
- 53.0% GIH 10,437 instances · Premier Draft
Sep 24–Oct 28, 2024 · 17Lands - Found in
- MTGO Redemption →
Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 5,528 wins in 10,437 card-in-hand instances.
10,334 distinct games · 4,303 distinct drafts · games recorded Sep 24–Oct 28, 2024.
17Lands file dated Oct 29, 2024 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗
Draft data
−1.5 pp vs 54.5% average · 10,437 instances
Premier Draft · Sep 24–Oct 28, 2024 · average from 1,011,949 games
#194 of 261 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 6.4 on average (138,885 packs).
34 of 43 red cards · 13 of 15 red uncommon cards.
66,310.3 matches
Pick and maindeck observations: Sep 24–Oct 28, 2024. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.
○ Opening hand 51.1% · 4,287 instances
● Drawn later 54.3% · 6,150 instances
In hand 53.0% · 10,437 instances
Unseen in deck 52.7% · 16,953 instances
+0.3 percentage points when drawn
Compared with red cards
Ranks require 100 observations for that metric; comparisons are descriptive, not a pick order. Pick ranks put earlier picks first.
Best decks for it
no-splash decks only · card-level in-hand rates · 100 minimum
Aggro RW55.0%4,213 instancesDelirium Stompy RG54.9%1,719 instancesRooms UR54.3%713 instancesSacrifice BR52.3%1,272 instancesEach tick is this card’s all-decks rate (53.0% · 10,437 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.
Usually played with
Deck co-occurrence; not evidence of synergy.
Clockwork Percussionist13,615 games with both in the deckScorching Dragonfire13,203 games with both in the deckMost Valuable Slayer13,028 games with both in the deckHow to read this
Observational, not a causal bonus. Both cards must be in the deck. Drawn means opening hand or normally drawn; each card counts once per game. Game-level approximate intervals do not account for repeated games by the same drafter.
At least 100 games in each of four drawn/not-drawn groups; adjusted for game length and screened by the lower confidence bound. Do not add these points to a card’s win rate.
Where it sits in the set
Above 26% of 261 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.
17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Sep 24–Oct 28, 2024
Pick a printing for its prices and pull odds.
| Finish | Found in | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Nonfoil | Play Booster · MTGO Redemption | $8.44 |
| Foil | Collector Booster · collector-sample · Play Booster | $10.07 |
Foil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 27 packs (3.70%) · 36.4% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →
Foil in a collector-sample · Modeled · About 1 in 100 packs (1.00%) · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →
How to pull it
Official rates for the whole category, not this card.
| Booster | Slot | Per pack | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collector Booster | Traditional foil uncommons | 100% per position | Traditional foil uncommons |
| Collector Booster Sample Pack | Foil uncommon | 100% | Foil uncommon |
Wizards · Collecting Duskmourn: House of Horror ↗ · Oct 29, 2026
Details & sources
- Legal in
- Standard · Historic · Timeless · Pioneer · Modern · Legacy · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
- Illustration
- Jarel Threat, DSK 161 · Scryfall ↗
- More like this
- Regular printing printings →
- Sources
- Wizards · Collecting Duskmourn: House of Horror · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
Comprehensive Rules ↗