Unstable Footing ZEN

Card

id	105280
artist	Nic Klein
artistIds	b948d330-3fbd-44cc-b140-02bcc5d46f79
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	mtgo, paper
boosterTypes	default
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	R
colorIndicator
colors	R
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	21693
edhrecSaltiness	0.1
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorText	A long way down is shorter than you think.
frameEffects
frameVersion	2003
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	1
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords	Kicker
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{R}
manaValue	1
name	Unstable Footing
number	153
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	Kicker {3}{R} (You may pay an additional {3}{R} as you cast this spell.) Damage can't be prevented this turn. If Unstable Footing was kicked, it deals 5 damage to target player.
otherFaceIds
power
printings	ZEN
promoTypes
rarity	uncommon
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	ZEN
side
signature
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supertypes
text	Kicker {3}{R} (You may pay an additional {3}{R} as you cast this spell.) Damage can't be prevented this turn. If this spell was kicked, it deals 5 damage to target player or planeswalker.
toughness
type	Instant
types	Instant
uuid	3fca9d9c-0bb6-5b33-bb4d-30ff51edb2cf
variations
watermark
setName	Zendikar

Identifiers

id	105280
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cardKingdomId	128023
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cardsphereId	48111
deckboxId	16498
mcmId	21942
mcmMetaId	10921
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mtgoId	34656
multiverseId	192209
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tcgplayerProductId	33463
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Legalities

id	105280
alchemy
brawl
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator
historic
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny	Legal
pioneer
predh	Legal
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuid	3fca9d9c-0bb6-5b33-bb4d-30ff51edb2cf
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

id	105280
cardKingdom	https://mtgjson.com/links/5c8b5b3545b6c311
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil	https://mtgjson.com/links/2f8363903410fa99
cardmarket	https://mtgjson.com/links/fcecc80690662420
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/41e2cabd5aa7cf44
tcgplayerEtched
uuid	3fca9d9c-0bb6-5b33-bb4d-30ff51edb2cf

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	flavorText	type	text	multiverseId
Chinese Simplified	立足点不稳	向下的长路比你想的要更短些。	瞬间	增幅{3}{R} （你施放此咒语时可以额外支付{3}{R}。) 本回合中伤害不能被防止。如果立足点不稳已增幅，它对目标牌手造成5点伤害。	204771
French	Pas instable	Ici-bas est plus proche que vous ne le pensez.	Éphémère	Kick {3}{R} (Vous pouvez payer {3}{R} supplémentaires au moment où vous lancez ce sort.) Les blessures ne peuvent être prévenues ce tour-ci. Si le Pas instable a été kické, il inflige 5 blessures au joueur ciblé.	204502
German	Instabiler Stand	Ein langer Weg abwärts kann kürzer sein, als du denkst.	Spontanzauber	Bonus {3}{R} (Du kannst zusätzlich {3}{R} bezahlen, sowie du diesen Zauberspruch wirkst.) Schaden kann in diesem Zug nicht verhindert werden. Falls die Bonuskosten von Instabiler Stand bezahlt wurden, fügt er einem Spieler deiner Wahl 5 Schadenspunkte zu.	204233
Italian	Appoggio Instabile	Una lunga caduta è più corta di quel che pensi.	Istantaneo	Potenziamento {3}{R} (Puoi pagare {3}{R} addizionale quando lanci questa magia.) Il danno non può essere prevenuto in questo turno. Se l'Appoggio Instabile è stato potenziato, infligge 5 danni a un giocatore bersaglio.	203157
Japanese	不安定な足場	長い下り道は、お前が思っているより短い。	インスタント	キッカー {3}{R} （あなたはこの呪文を唱えるに際し、追加で{3}{R}を支払ってもよい。）このターン、ダメージは軽減できない。不安定な足場がキッカーされている場合、プレイヤー１人を対象とする。不安定な足場はそのプレイヤーに５点のダメージを与える。	203964
Portuguese (Brazil)	Trilha Instável	Um longo caminho abaixo é mais curto do que você imagina.	Mágica Instantânea	Reforçar {3}{R} (Você pode pagar um custo adicional de {3}{R} ao conjurar esta mágica.) O dano não pode ser prevenido neste turno. Se Trilha Instável foi reforçado, ele causa 5 pontos de dano ao jogador alvo.	203695
Russian	Неустойчивое Положение	Долгий путь вниз короче, чем вы думаете.	Мгновенное заклинание	Усилитель {3}{R} (Вы можете заплатить дополнительно {3}{R} при разыгрывании этого заклинания.) Повреждения не могуть быть предотвращены в этом ходу. Если Неустойчивое Положение получило Усилитель, оно наносит 5 повреждений целевому игроку.	203426
Spanish	Posición inestable	Un largo camino hacia abajo es más corto de lo que crees.	Instantáneo	Estímulo {3}{R}. (Puedes pagar {3}{R} adicionales en cuanto lances este hechizo.) El daño no puede ser prevenido este turno. Si la Posición inestable fue estimulada, hace 5 puntos de daño al jugador objetivo.	202888

Rulings

date	text
2009-10-01	Effects that replace or redirect damage without using the word "prevent" are not affected by Unstable Footing.
2009-10-01	If Unstable Footing is kicked and the targeted player is an illegal target by the time it resolves, the entire spell doesn't resolve. Damage can still be prevented.
2009-10-01	If a creature is dealt lethal damage, it can still regenerate. If it does, the damage marked on it will be removed from it.
2009-10-01	If damage can't be prevented, damage prevention shields don't have any effect. If a prevention effect has an additional effect, the additional effect will still work (if possible). Spells that create prevention effects can still be cast, and abilities that create prevention effects can still be activated.
2009-10-01	If damage can't be prevented, static abilities that prevent damage (including protection abilities) don't do so. If they have additional effects that don't depend on the amount of damage prevented, those additional effects will still work. Such effects are applied only once per source of damage.
2009-10-01	Unstable Footing's effect causes damage from all sources to be unpreventable, not just damage from Unstable Footing itself.
2024-11-08	If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
2024-11-08	If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
2024-11-08	If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
2024-11-08	If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
2024-11-08	The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
2024-11-08	To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.