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Surprise Deployment

First printed in Planeshift (2001)

Surprise Deployment

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.)

Illustrated by
Bradley Williams

Surprise Deployment legality

Ruling (1)

  • Putting the card onto the battlefield is optional. When the ability resolves, you can choose not to.

Prices

Paper price: €0.28 / $0.30 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 10 Nov 2026).

MTGO price: 0.007 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 10 Nov 2026).