Desertion (SPG #31)
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Desertion is a mythic printing from Special Guests (SPG #31), a Instant. Illustrated by Donato Giancola.
Card 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.
"It is one thing to run away. It is quite another to escape your fate."
—Oko
Details
| Mana cost | {3}{U}{U} |
|---|---|
| Type | Instant |
| Rarity | Mythic |
| Set | Special Guests (SPG) |
| Collector number | 31 |
| Artist | Donato Giancola |
| Released | 2024-04-19 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $2.57, foil $4.63 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Not legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| PrEDH | Legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- October 4, 2004 — 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.
- October 4, 2004 — 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.
- April 12, 2024 — This spell includes a replacement effect. If the target is an artifact or creature spell, it never goes to the graveyard.
Other printings of Desertion
Every MTGBrew page for another printing of Desertion:
- Desertion (6ED #64)
- Desertion (CM1 #4)
- Desertion (CN2 #107)
- Desertion (PLST #CN2-107)
- Desertion (PRM #47967)
- Desertion (PZ1 #24)
- Desertion (VIS #30)
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