Mana Short MB2

Card

id	51527
artist	Greg Staples
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asciiName
attractionLights
availability	mtgo, paper
boosterTypes
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	U
colorIndicator
colors	U
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	14935
edhrecSaltiness	1.12
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorText	"Remove their power, and their will to fight will follow." —Tolarian wizard
frameEffects
frameVersion	future
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	1
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint	1
isReserved
isStarter	1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted	1
keywords
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{2}{U}
manaValue	3
name	Mana Short
number	166
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	Tap all lands target player controls and that player loses all unspent mana.
otherFaceIds
power
printings	2ED, 30A, 3ED, 4BB, 4ED, 6ED, 7ED, CED, CEI, FBB, LEA, LEB, MB2, SUM, WC02
promoTypes
rarity	rare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	MB2
side
signature
sourceProducts	{'foil': ['1db93605-0a4e-5e5b-80a2-18a6e177f51d']}
subsets
subtypes
supertypes
text	Tap all lands target player controls and that player loses all unspent mana.
toughness
type	Instant
types	Instant
uuid	b1667c74-f116-52dd-85ef-63e71ebf8d6b
variations
watermark
setName	Mystery Booster 2

id	51527
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date	text
2004-10-04	If you play Mana Short in response to a spell, it will have no effect on that spell since the mana has already been paid.
2004-10-04	It even taps lands that do not produce mana.
2004-10-04	Since this is an instant, your opponent may use instants in response to the casting of this spell. Note that such spells and abilities will be resolved before mana is removed by Mana Short. This makes it useless as a countermeasure for spells. To use it effectively, you need to use it during Upkeep and even then it will not prevent the use of instant spells and abilities.