Desertion
Commander's Arsenal 4 • rare
- Set
- Commander's Arsenal
- Collector number
- 4
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Richard Kane Ferguson
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Desertion was originally released in the 1996 set Alliances, designed as a powerful blue counterspell that allowed players to steal the spell they countered. When included in the 2012 Commander's Arsenal, a high-end specialty box set curated for the burgeoning Commander format, it was given a premium foil treatment to distinguish it from its standard black-bordered counterparts.
The Commander's Arsenal version features artwork by Richard Kane Ferguson, a prolific artist known for his distinctive, painterly, and often surreal style that defined much of the early aesthetic of Magic: The Gathering. His interpretation of Desertion leans into the themes of betrayal and subversion, utilizing his signature swirling brushwork and emotive character figures to emphasize the card's function of turning an opponent's resources against them.
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