Desynchronization

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Desynchronization: Instant, Assassin's Creed. Return each nonland permanent that's not historic to its owner's hand. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}{U}
Mana value
4
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Assassin's Creed (ACR)
Released
2024-07-05
Collector number
16
Artist
Lie Setiawan
Commander rank
1,557 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Desynchronization

Desynchronization is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue instant from Assassin's Creed (ACR), a draft-focused set released in July 2024. It is collector number 16 in that set, with art by Lie Setiawan. It costs {2}{U}{U} (two generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. Assassin's Creed is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $6.36 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Return each nonland permanent that's not historic to its owner's hand. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

History cannot be changed, and the Animus is not kind to those who try.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $6.36 (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 Desynchronization by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Desynchronization

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Assassin's Creed (ACR) #159Rare2024
Assassin's Creed (ACR) #189Rare2024

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Desynchronization, newest first.

  • Lands are never cast, so abilities that trigger “whenever you cast a historic spell” won’t trigger if you play a legendary land. They also won’t trigger if a card on the battlefield transforms into a card with the legendary supertype, the artifact card type, or the Saga subtype.
  • An ability that triggers “whenever you cast a historic spell” doesn’t trigger if a historic card is put onto the battlefield without being cast.
  • A card, spell, or permanent is historic if it has the legendary supertype, the artifact card type, or the Saga subtype. Having two of those qualities doesn’t make an object more historic than another or provide an additional bonus-an object either is historic or it isn’t.
  • Some abilities trigger “whenever you cast a historic spell.” Such an ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

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