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Surprise Deployment
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
PlaneshiftPLS · #18
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.30 € · ★ 11.22 € · 0.33 $ · ★ 24.11 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- White
Card text
Cast this spell only during combat. You may put a nonwhite creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. At the beginning of the next end step, return that creature to your hand. (Return it only if it's on the battlefield.)
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Bradley Williams
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2001-02-05
Rulings
Putting the card onto the battlefield is optional. When the ability resolves, you can choose not to.