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◇ Catalog #87

Misdirection

mmq·#87·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Paolo Parente

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1999

27 yr ago

Value

$47.45+$2 (+4.2%)

30 days high $49 · low $45

NM$47.5

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$44–$50modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $47low $20range 143.1%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,630 · Common include

Variants

Foil$651

Nonfoil$47

Gameplay

Instant

You may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Change the target of target spell with a single target.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 8

2004-10-04wotc

If there is no other legal target for the spell, this does not change the target.

2004-10-04wotc

This only targets the spell being changed, not the original or new target of the spell it is affecting.

2004-10-04wotc

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.

2004-10-04

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $47.45. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $19.52 and $47.45 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MMQ — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil 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 #87 of *Mercadian Masques*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1999 Mercadian Masques release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{U}{U} (5 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #1,630 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Paolo Parente. Rarix catalogs 572 other cards credited to this artist.