Deflecting Swat
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Commander Masters #532 (rare)
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
You may choose new targets for target spell or ability.
Deflecting Swat has 6 printings, first in Commander 2020 (2020). EDHREC ranks it #74 among Commander cards. It appears most in Vivi Ornitier decks (18,305 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 5 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: banned
Public decks that run Deflecting Swat
- Arcane Maelstrom - Commander 2020, led by Kalamax, the Stormsire
Commanders that run Deflecting Swat most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Vivi Ornitier: 18,305 decks
- Kaalia of the Vast: 13,040 decks
- Fire Lord Azula: 12,653 decks
- Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin: 10,840 decks
- Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Tymna the Weaver: 10,645 decks
- Krenko, Mob Boss: 10,161 decks
- Sisay, Weatherlight Captain: 9,207 decks
- Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness: 8,824 decks
Often played with Deflecting Swat
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : It doesn't matter whose commander you control. Any one will do. If you have two commanders, you just need to control one of them.
- : Once you begin casting this spell, players can't take any other actions until you're done casting it. Notably, they can't try to remove the commander you control to make you pay its cost.
- : If you choose new targets for the target spell, the new targets must be legal.
- : If the target spell has damage divided as it was cast (like Mythos of Vadrok), the division can't be changed although the targets receiving that damage still can. The same is true of spells that distribute counters.
- : If the target spell has a variable number of targets, you can't change how many targets it has.