Desertion
3Instant
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.
First the insult, then the injury.
Market prices
updated on 06/19/2026| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | $1.79 | $3.99 |
| Cardmarket | €1.64 | €3.92 |
| CardTrader Buy | €0.90 | €2.97 |
| TCGplayer | $0.95 | $5.15 |
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Near Mint: 19 · Slightly Played: 25 · Moderately Played: 5
Rulings (3)
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.
10/04/2004The 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.
10/04/2004This spell includes a replacement effect. If the target is an artifact or creature spell, it never goes to the graveyard.
04/12/2024Legality by format
| Brawl | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Not legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |