Decoy Gambit

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Decoy Gambit: Instant, Commander 2020. MTG card details, printings, market prices, official rulings, and format legality, all in one place on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander 2020 (C20)
Released
2020-04-17
Collector number
32
Artist
Ravenna Tran
Commander rank
13,858 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Decoy Gambit

Decoy Gambit is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue instant from Commander 2020 (C20), a Commander product released in April 2020. It is collector number 32 in that set, with art by Ravenna Tran. It costs {2}{U} (two generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Commander 2020 is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.28 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

For each opponent, choose up to one target creature that player controls, then return that creature to its owner's hand unless its controller has you draw a card.

"We'll distract them. The rest of you, get out of here!" -Alux, Skysail defender

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.28 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Decoy Gambit by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Decoy Gambit, newest first.

  • As the Decoy Gambit resolves, first the next opponent in turn order (or, if it’s an opponent’s turn, the opponent whose turn it is) chooses whether you’ll draw a card or return their creature that was targeted to its owner’s hand, then each other opponent in turn order does so knowing the choices made before them. After all choices are made, you draw the appropriate number of cards. After you’ve drawn, the appropriate creatures are all simultaneously returned to their owners’ hands.
  • If a creature targeted by Decoy Gambit changes controller, it’s no longer a legal target.
  • For each opponent, if you didn’t choose a target creature they control or if that creature has become an illegal target, that player can’t choose for you to draw a card.

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