Deflecting Swat
Deflecting Swat: Instant, Commander Masters. If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Commander Masters (CMM)
- Released
- 2023-08-04
- Collector number
- 214
- Artist
- Izzy
- Commander rank
- 75 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Deflecting Swat
Deflecting Swat is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red instant from Commander Masters (CMM), a Masters set released in August 2023. It is collector number 214 in that set, with art by Izzy. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It is banned in Duel Commander and Brawl. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Commander 2020 (2020) to Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $77.07 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
You may choose new targets for target spell or ability.
Archmage attacks are little more than annoyances to Kalamax.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $77.07 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Deflecting Swat by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Banned |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Banned |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Deflecting Swat
Deflecting Swat has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (TLE) #311 | Rare | 2025 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1552 | Rare | 2025 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #532 | Rare | 2023 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #698 | Rare | 2023 |
| Commander 2020 (C20) #50 | Rare | 2020 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Deflecting Swat, newest first.
- If the target spell has damage divided as it was cast (like Mythos of Vadrok), the division can't be changed although the targets receiving that damage still can. The same is true of spells that distribute counters.
- If you choose new targets for the target spell, the new targets must be legal.
- If the target spell has a variable number of targets, you can't change how many targets it has.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.