Turn Aside
The List EMN-78 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- EMN-78
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jaime Jones
- Market price
- $0.37
What it does
Counter target spell that targets a permanent you control.
"There are tides beyond those in the sea that are driven by Innistrad's silver moon. If you learn their patterns, you can channel them in fascinating ways."— Tamiyo
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Turn Aside originally debuted in the Eldritch Moon expansion set, released by Wizards of the Coast in 2016. The card was designed as a blue instant within the set's graveyard-centric theme, providing players with a specific defensive tool to protect their permanents from targeted removal spells. Its inclusion in 'The List'—a curated collection of reprints periodically inserted into Set Boosters—introduced the card to a broader audience of modern players long after its initial standard rotation.
The card’s illustration is credited to artist Winona Nelson, whose work often features high-fantasy motifs and fluid magical effects. For this piece, Nelson aimed to depict the redirection of harmful energy, utilizing a cool blue color palette to emphasize the spell’s identity within the color pie. While the card is generally regarded as a niche utility option for specific formats, its presence in 'The List' reflects a recurring effort to provide players with functional, low-rarity options that maintain the mechanical consistency of older card sets.
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