Detection Tower

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Detection Tower: Land, Core Set 2019. Tap: Add Colorless. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana value
0
Type
Land
Colour identity
Colourless
Rarity
Rare
Set
Core Set 2019 (M19)
Released
2018-07-13
Collector number
249
Artist
Adam Paquette
Commander rank
3,603 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Detection Tower

Detection Tower is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare colourless land from Core Set 2019 (M19), a core set released in July 2018. It is collector number 249 in that set, with art by Adam Paquette. As a land, it has no mana cost. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.69 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

{T}: Add {C}.

{1}, {T}: Until end of turn, your opponents and creatures your opponents control with hexproof can be the targets of spells and abilities you control as though they didn't have hexproof.

Its light exposes enemies and lays secrets bare.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.69 (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 Detection Tower by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Detection Tower

Detection Tower has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Core Set 2019 Promos (PM19) #249sRare2018

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Detection Tower, newest first.

  • Because Detection Tower’s last ability doesn’t change the characteristics of any permanents, the set of creatures affected by it is constantly updated. Creatures that come under your opponents’ control later in the turn can be targeted as though they didn’t have hexproof.
  • Creatures your opponents control with “hexproof from [quality]” abilities can be targeted as though they didn’t have those abilities as well.
  • Your opponents and creatures your opponents control don’t actually lose hexproof, although you will ignore hexproof for purposes of choosing targets of spells and abilities you control.

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