Misdirection
Mercadian Masques 87 • rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 87
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Paolo Parente
- Market price
- $51.16
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
Misdirection was released in the 1999 expansion Mercadian Masques, a set designed to evoke a trade-focused, pseudo-industrial aesthetic set on the plane of Mercadia. As an instant card, it was crafted to provide blue players with a unique defensive mechanic, allowing them to redirect spells targeting themselves or their permanents toward new targets. This utility solidified its role as a powerful, versatile tool in competitive formats, particularly where disrupting single-target interaction is crucial.
The artwork for the card was commissioned from Paolo Parente, a renowned illustrator whose work frequently defined the visual identity of Magic: The Gathering during the late 1990s. Parente employed his signature gritty, detailed style to capture the essence of political and magical subterfuge inherent in the Mercadian Masques lore. The card was well-received by the player base for both its strategic depth and its striking depiction of redirection as a visual concept.
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