Misdirection
World Championship Decks 2001 ab87sb • rare
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2001
- Collector number
- ab87sb
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Paolo Parente
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Misdirection card from the 2001 World Championship Decks was issued as part of a commemorative set designed to replicate the specific deck lists used by top-placing players at the Magic: The Gathering World Championship held in Toronto. These decks were printed with gold-bordered backs and signature cards to distinguish them from standard tournament-legal cards, serving as a pedagogical tool for players to study professional-level strategies and deck construction from that era.
The art for Misdirection, originally illustrated by rk post for the Mercadian Masques expansion, features a surreal, shifting figure that perfectly captures the card's function of changing the target of a spell. Within the 2001 World Championship environment, the card became a defining element of control strategies, celebrated for its high-skill ceiling and the psychological impact of turning an opponent's resources against them. It remains a notable piece for collectors interested in the competitive history of the game.
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