Deft Dismissal
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Aether RevoltAER · #17
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.03 € · ★ 0.12 € · 0.07 $ · ★ 0.11 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- White
Card text
Deft Dismissal deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three target attacking or blocking creatures.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- 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
- Izzy
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2017-01-20
Flavour text
"With spy thopters all around, how can the consuls be so blind to Tezzeret's manipulations?" —Gideon Jura
Rulings
If some (but not all) of the targets become illegal, the original division of damage still applies, but no damage is dealt to illegal targets. If all targets become illegal, Deft Dismissal doesn’t resolve.
You choose how many targets Deft Dismissal has and how the damage is divided as you cast the spell. Each target must receive at least 1 damage.