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Deflection

{3}{U}

Instant

Fifth Edition·5ed #81·Rare·1997·Art by Mike Raabe
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Deflection
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Oracle Text

Change the target of target spell with a single target.

Up and down, over and through, back around— the joke's on you.

Set
Fifth Edition (5ED)
Number
#81
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Mike Raabe
Frame
1997
Border
White
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil
USD
$0.31
EUR
€0.38

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings10

10/4/2004·wotc

You choose the spell to target on announcement, but you pick the new target for that spell on resolution.

10/4/2004·wotc

This only targets the spell being changed, not the original or new target of the spell it is affecting.

10/4/2004·wotc

You can choose to make a spell on the stack target this spell (if such a target choice would be legal had the spell been cast while this spell was on the stack). The new target for the deflected spell is not chosen until this spell resolves. This spell is still on the stack when new targets are selected for the spell.

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