Deflecting Palm
Deflecting Palm: Instant, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {R}{W}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- White and red (WR)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
- Released
- 2024-02-09
- Collector number
- 205
- Artist
- Eric Deschamps
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About Deflecting Palm
Deflecting Palm is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and red instant from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC), a Commander product released in February 2024. It is collector number 205 in that set, with art by Eric Deschamps. It costs {R}{W} (one white and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is white and red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Khans of Tarkir (2014) to Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.94 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. If damage is prevented this way, Deflecting Palm deals that much damage to that source's controller.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.94 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Deflecting Palm by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Deflecting Palm
Deflecting Palm has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #128 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #193 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #63 | Rare | 2026 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #444 | Rare | 2020 |
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #173 | Rare | 2014 |
| Khans of Tarkir Promos (PKTK) #173s | Rare | 2014 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Deflecting Palm, newest first.
- If multiple prevention and/or replacement effects are trying to apply to the same damage, the player who would be dealt damage chooses the order in which to apply them.
- Deflecting Palm doesn't target any permanent or player. You choose a source of damage as Deflecting Palm resolves.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a white and red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.