- Slight Malfunction
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Slight Malfunction
name
mana_cost
Types
Sorcery
types
Details
Rules
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• 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.
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Power
power
Toughness
toughness
Color Identity
color_identity
Rarity
Common
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Number
409
number
Artist
Greg Bobrowski
artist
Language
English
language
(EN)
language_code
Expansion
Unfinity
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Rulings
Each die is identified by the number of faces it has. A six-sided die is a die with six equally likely outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The roll must be fair. Although physical dice are recommended, digital substitutes are allowed except in cases where the physical die is required for the effect.
2022-10-07
If a die is rerolled, the original roll essentially never happened: it doesn't cause any abilities to trigger, and no effect that cares about die rolls will consider it.
2022-10-07
If an ability triggers "whenever you roll a die," it will trigger whenever you roll any die, including the planar die. This is a change from previous Un- rules. Some abilities use the result to determine part of the effect. If you get a non-numerical result (currently just the planar die, but the future is long), that part of the effect won't do anything.
2022-10-07
If you choose the second mode, Slight Malfunction goes on the stack without any targets. As it resolves, you roll a six-sided die. This causes the reflexive triggered ability trigger. You choose the targets for that ability as it goes on the stack.
2022-10-07
Results can be numbers not ordinarily possible on a six-sided die. Spells like Scooch can change the result to 0 or 7, for example.
2022-10-07
Some effects may modify the result of a die roll. This may be part of the instruction to roll a die, or it may come from other cards. Anything that references the "result" of a die roll is looking for the result after these modifications.
2022-10-07
Something in the game must tell you to roll a die. If you roll a die for any other reason (to simulate a coin flip, to choose pizza toppings, to create alternate timelines), that roll doesn't count.
2022-10-07
rulings
"Attention, valued patrons. The Tilt-o-Squirrel is now closed."
—Astrotorium public address system
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Discussion
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Model attributes
id
string
The id of the card
UNF-409
name
string
The name of the card
Slight Malfunction
mana_cost
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The cost to cast the card
{1}{R}
types
string[]
The types of card, such as Creature.
Sorcery
color_identity
string
The color identity of the card (the colors that appear on the card)
R
variants
object[]
The variants the card is available in, such as normal or foil, and their prices.
variants.name
string
The variant name, such as normal or foil
foil
variants.prices
object[]
The variant name, such as normal or coldFoil
rarity
string
The rarity of the card
Common
number
string
The card number
409
artist
string
The artist of the card
Greg Bobrowski
language
string
The language of the card, such as English.
English
language_code
string
The language code, such as EN.
EN
images
object[]
The images of the card
images.large
string
The large url of the image
https://images.scrydex.com/magicthegathering/UNF-409/large
expansion
object
The expansion the card belongs to
expansion.name
string
The name of the expansion
Unfinity
flavor_text
string
The flavor text of the card
"Attention, valued patrons. The Tilt-o-Squirrel is now closed."
—Astrotorium public address system