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Surprise Deployment

Planeshift · #18 · uncommon · EN · Illustrated by Bradley Williams

Surprise Deployment

{3}{W}

Instant

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.)

Printing details

Frame
1997
Border
black
Layout
normal
Full art
No
Reprint
No
Reserved List
No
Digital only
No
Oversized
No
Released
2/5/2001

Tags

#nonfoil#foil#firstPrinting#instant#uncommon#white#legalLegacy#legalVintage#legalCommander#legalOathbreaker#legalDuel#legalPremodern#legalPredh#setPls#langEn#artistBradleyWilliams#year2001#mv4

Acquisition

Distribution not yet confirmed.

Format legality

Legal

CommanderDuelLegacyOathbreakerPredhPremodernVintage

Not legal

AlchemyBrawlCompetitivebrawlFutureGladiatorHistoricModernOldschoolPauperPaupercommanderPennyPioneerStandardStandardbrawlTimelessTlr

Legality observed as of 11/10/2026. Informational only — verify against current official tournament rules before an event.