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Desertion (Foil)

Special Guests · #31

MythicInstant

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Overview

Legality, special rules, and flavor text

Rules

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.

Rulings

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

Flavor text

"It is one thing to run away. It is quite another to escape your fate." —Oko

Card details

Printing, type line, and catalog data

Identity & printing

Card ID: SPG-31--foil
Name: Desertion (Foil)
Number: 31
Rarity: Mythic
Variant: Foil

Type line & Magic stats

Types: Instant
Mana cost: {3}{U}{U}
Mana value: 5

Set, artist & references

Artist: Donato Giancola
Language: English
Set name: Special Guests
Game name: Magic: The Gathering

Battle

Abilities, attacks, weakness & resistance

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