First printed in Commander 2019 (2019)

Sudden Substitution

Instant

Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Exchange control of target noncreature spell and target creature. Then the spell's controller may choose new targets for it.

MTGO price: 6.31 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 3.9% of Commander decks played it (239 of 6150). Most played in Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver.

Staple

Commander staples: main deck, 4% of decks (#378)
Blue, Instants

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

1 combo from Commander Spellbook.

Exile all nonland cards from target opponent's library, with the ability for you to play them from exile: Opposition Agent + Selective Memory + Sudden Substitution

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Not legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Commander Other periods →

In 239 of 6150 decks (3.9%).

Share of decks

3.9%

▼ 0.7 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

239

239 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

38%

60 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver	8.3%	3%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy	7.4%	19%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero	5.7%	2%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	5.1%	0%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept	4.7%	0%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver	3.5%	1%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.	2.0%	1%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful	1.8%	3%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Chrome Mox	99%	1.1
Mindbreak Trap	99%	1.6
Force of Will	99%	1.5
Mystic Remora	99%	1.5
Lotus Petal	99%	1.1
Rhystic Study	98%	1.6
Flusterstorm	98%	1.5
Command Tower	98%	1.1
Mox Diamond	97%	1.1

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Azami, Lady of Scrolls Atlas in Olympic Commander Challenger Series 1k Vol 4 - 2026	4-1 80%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Ben Johnston in Grim Monolith, Chrome Mox, Mox Amber, Mana Vault	3-2 60%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy (Sloppy) JoeDirt in OBG & Draw Dawgz Presents: Dawg Pile CEDH Tournament	3-2 60%
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Kalvin Le [NAUS] in cEDH Shuffle Pt.3 Revenge of the Shuffle	3-2 60%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Keegan Scott // minimav007 in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	3-2 60%
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Alexander in Mind Full Games: October's Monthly 1k Event	3-2 60%
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Joseph Porter in Commander Invitational Qualifier - The Geeky Oasis	3-2 60%
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Marcelo Brasileiro (The Dude) in FOIL Gaea's Cradle cEDH 6k	3-2 60%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Ben Johnston, 25 Oct	1 main	#3 3-2
King T'Challa Christopher Brodhagen, 25 Oct	1 main	#47 0-4
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Michael Garey, 25 Oct	1 main	#16 0-1
Glarb, Calamity's Augur MTGMommy, 25 Oct	1 main	#6 1-1
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Shane Hale, 25 Oct	1 main	#20 0-4
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Filippo Becattini, 25 Oct	1 main	#15 0-4
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain Meca, 25 Oct	1 main	#3 1-2
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver [Hooligan] Brayden Robertson, 24 Oct	1 main	#18 0-1

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander.