MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #698

Deflecting Swat

cmm·#698·rare·borderless

Illus. Greg Staples

View concept →

—

in vault

—

for trade

—

wishlisted

Aug '23

3 yr ago

Value

$163.15+$7 (+4.2%)

30 days high $169 · low $154

NM$163

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$151–$172modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $163low $13range 1122.1%n 99

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

Search links · prices vary by venue

Buy this card

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #80 · Format staple

Variants

Borderless$163

Gameplay

Instant

If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. You may choose new targets for target spell or ability.

"Come to slay the dragon for the good of the kingdom? How terribly predictable."

Legalities

tlrbanned

duelbanned

brawlbanned

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 3

2020-04-17wotc

If the target spell has damage divided as it was cast (like Mythos of Vadrok), the division can't be changed although the targets receiving that damage still can. The same is true of spells that distribute counters.

2020-04-17wotc

If you choose new targets for the target spell, the new targets must be legal.

2020-04-17wotc

If the target spell has a variable number of targets, you can't change how many targets it has.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $163.15. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $13.35 and $163.15 across 99 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from CMM — the lineup includes Borderless alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #698 of *Commander Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2023 Commander Masters release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{R} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Historic. Banned in Brawl.

EDHrec ranks this card #80 in Commander, putting it in the format-staple tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Greg Staples. Rarix catalogs 1,289 other cards credited to this artist.