Card

Deflection

Instant


Change the target of target spell with a single target.

The golden rule of revenge: Do unto others what they tried to do unto you.


  Eighth Edition (8ED)
#74, Rare

Illustrated by: Jeremy Jarvis
Multiverse ID: 45277

Not Legal Alchemy BO1
Not Legal Standard BO1
Not Legal Brawl
Not Legal Explorer BO1
Not Legal Historic BO1
Not Legal Historic Brawl
Not Legal Pauper
Not Legal Pioneer
Not Legal Traditional Standard
Not Legal Timeless BO1
Not Legal Traditional Alchemy
Not Legal Traditional Explorer
Not Legal Traditional Historic
Not Legal Traditional Timeless

Rulings

  • 2009-02-01
    If a spell targets the same player or object multiple times, you can't target it with Deflection.
  • 2004-10-04
    You choose the spell to target on announcement, but you pick the new target for that spell on resolution.
  • 2004-10-04
    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.
  • 2004-10-04
    This only targets the spell being changed, not the original or new target of the spell it is affecting.
  • 2004-10-04
    You can't make a spell which is on the stack target itself.
  • 2004-10-04
    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.
  • 2004-10-04
    If there is no other legal target for the spell, this does not change the target.
  • 2004-10-04
    This does not check if the current target is legal. It just checks if the spell has a single target.
  • 2009-02-01
    If a spell targets multiple things, you can't target it with Deflection, even if all but one of those targets has become illegal.
  • 2004-10-04
    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.
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$0.42 €0.38 0.02
$0.50 €0.19
$0.47 €0.41 0.02
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$0.58 €0.51
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