Familiar's Ruse
The List LRW-64 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- LRW-64
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Eric Fortune
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, return a creature you control to its owner's hand.
Counter target spell.
Because of their capricious nature, faeries can serve as living lenses for disruptive magic.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Familiar's Ruse was originally introduced in the Lorwyn expansion set for Magic: The Gathering, released in October 2007. Designed to fit the thematic emphasis on creature types and tribal synergies characteristic of the Lorwyn block, this instant-speed spell forces players to return a creature they control to their hand in order to counter a target spell. This trade-off mechanic was intended to provide a unique utility for decks that benefited from 'enters-the-battlefield' triggers, allowing players to reuse powerful creature abilities while simultaneously controlling the stack.
The card features illustration by Jeremy Jarvis, who captured the whimsical yet slightly unsettling aesthetic of the Lorwyn setting. The artwork depicts a small, creature-like entity orchestrating a magical disruption, reinforcing the card's function as a cunning, cost-based counterspell. Within the community, the card is recognized for its technical niche in control and combo archetypes, eventually finding its way into 'The List'—a curated selection of cards from Magic's history that appear in Set Boosters, allowing players to encounter classic designs in modern product releases.
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