Misdirection
The List DDT-15 • rare
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- DDT-15
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Mathias Kollros
- Market price
- $18.59
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 originally printed as a rare card in the 2000 Mercadian Masques expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Designed by the development team at Wizards of the Coast, the card was intended to provide blue decks with a reactive tool that could interact with target-changing mechanics, embodying the color's flavor of subtlety and manipulation. Its release occurred during a period when the game was rapidly expanding its mechanical depth, positioning it as a niche yet powerful sideboard option for competitive play.
The artwork, illustrated by Greg Staples, captures the card's essence through a shadowy, atmospheric depiction of a hooded figure wielding magic. Upon its inclusion in 'The List'—a curated collection of reprints periodically refreshed by Wizards of the Coast to support their set boosters—it gained renewed visibility among modern players. The card remains a notable example of the game's shift toward high-impact, non-mana cost interaction, consistently valued by collectors for its tactical utility and the classic aesthetic of the Mercadian era.
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