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Surprise DeploymentHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 2 min read· Planeshift· February 5, 2001
Carte Magic Surprise Deployment

Surprise Deployment is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

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.)

How it works : Surprise Deployment

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

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

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Legal formats

legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerduelpremodernpredh
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