Deflection

Printings

  • Eighth Edition (8ED)#74
  • Ice Age (ICE)#65
  • Classic Sixth Edition (6ED)#63
  • Seventh Edition (7ED)#69
  • Salvat 2005 (PSAL)#E37
  • Fifth Edition (5ED)#81
  • Seventh Edition (7ED)#69★
  • Eighth Edition (8ED)#74★

Deflection

Card Information

Type: Instant

Mana Cost: 3Blue mana

CMC: 4

Part of the Reserved List: No

Color Identity: Mana symbol for U

Set: Eighth Edition (8ED)

Rarity: Rare

Collector Number: 74

Oracle Text

Change the target of target spell with a single target.

Format Legalities

duel(Legal)
brawl(Not Legal)
penny(Legal)
predh(Legal)
future(Not Legal)
legacy(Legal)
modern(Legal)
pauper(Not Legal)
alchemy(Not Legal)
pioneer(Not Legal)
vintage(Legal)
historic(Not Legal)
standard(Not Legal)
timeless(Not Legal)
commander(Legal)
gladiator(Not Legal)
oldschool(Not Legal)
premodern(Legal)
oathbreaker(Legal)
standardbrawl(Not Legal)
paupercommander(Not Legal)

Card Rulings

  1. February 1, 2009

    If a spell targets multiple things, you can’t target it with Deflection, even if all but one of those targets has become illegal.

    Source: wotc
  2. February 1, 2009

    If a spell targets the same player or object multiple times, you can’t target it with Deflection.

    Source: wotc
  3. October 4, 2004

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

    Source: wotc
  4. October 4, 2004

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

    Source: wotc
  5. October 4, 2004

    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.

    Source: wotc
  6. October 4, 2004

    Once the spell resolves, the new target is considered to be targeted by the deflected spell. This will trigger any effects which trigger on being targeted.

    Source: wotc
  7. October 4, 2004

    You can’t make a spell which is on the stack target itself.

    Source: wotc
  8. October 4, 2004

    If there is no other legal target for the spell, this does not change the target.

    Source: wotc
  9. October 4, 2004

    This does not check if the current target is legal. It just checks if the spell has a single target.

    Source: wotc
  10. October 4, 2004

    The target of a spell that targets another spell on the stack can be changed to any other spell on the stack, even if the new target will resolve before the spell does.

    Source: wotc

Price History

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