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Magic: The Gathering · Classic Sixth Edition · Rare

Desertion

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Desertion
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Rules Text

Counter target spell. If an artifact or creature spell is countered this way, put that card onto the battlefield under your control instead of into its owner's graveyard.

First the insult, then the injury.

Card Facts

Mana value
5
Colors
Color identity
EDHREC rank
#7,346
Rarity
Rare

Legality

Brawl

Legal

Commander

Legal

Competitive Brawl

Legal

Duel Commander

Legal

Gladiator

Legal

Historic

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Oathbreaker

Legal

Penny Dreadful

Legal

PreDH

Legal

Premodern

Legal

Timeless

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Alchemy

Not legal

Future

Not legal

Modern

Not legal

Old School

Not legal

Pauper

Not legal

Pauper Commander

Not legal

Pioneer

Not legal

Standard

Not legal

Standard Brawl

Not legal

TLR

Not legal

Rulings

  1. Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast

    This spell includes a replacement effect. If the target is an artifact or creature spell, it never goes to the graveyard.

  2. Oct 4, 2004 · Wizards of the Coast

    The card is put onto the battlefield, but any effects that check if the original card was "cast from your hand" will not trigger or otherwise consider the card to have been cast from your hand. The card was put onto the battlefield by the effect of Desertion instead.

  3. Oct 4, 2004 · Wizards of the Coast

    If the spell is not countered (because the spell it targets can't be countered), then this card's ability does not put the card onto the battlefield. The spell continues to resolve as normal.

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Community

Decks using this card

2 public decks run Desertion.


MTGCommanderB3

Y'shtola

xedeon
xedeon2 months ago
3700
MTGCommanderB1

Baral, Chief of Compliance

HE
Herobrine147 months ago
700