Desertion

Desertion

Instant

Mana cost: {3}{U}{U}

How we read this card

Counter target spell. If an artifact or creature spell is countered this way, put that card onto the battlefield under your control instead of into its owner's graveyard.

on-cast —

on-cast —

Causes: counter a spell, put an artifact onto the battlefield, put a creature onto the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 3,768 cards in the game can cause this (Desertion is one).

When an artifact enters thanks to Desertion:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  6. Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token
  7. Mirrorworks — makes a token

an instant is cast — 3,931 cards in the game can cause this (Desertion is one).

When Desertion is cast:

  1. Lunar Mystic — draws you 1 card
  2. Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time — grants rebound
  3. Repeated Reverberation — copies an ability
  4. Riku of Two Reflections — copies a spell
  5. Sword of Wealth and Power — copies a spell
  6. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  7. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — brings a card back
  8. Harness the Storm — brings a card back
  9. In the Eye of Chaos — counters a spell
  10. Niblis of Frost — taps a creature an opponent controls

427 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Desertion is one).

When an artifact enters thanks to Desertion:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  7. Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1
  8. Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
  9. Hedron Detonator — deals 1 damage
  10. Pactdoll Terror — makes each opponent lose 1 life

54 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this (Desertion is one).

When a creature enters thanks to Desertion:

  1. Samwise Gamgee — makes a token
  2. Dual Nature — makes a token
  3. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — grants haste
  4. Preston, the Vanisher — makes a token
  5. Faerie Artisans — makes a token
  6. Angelic Sell-Sword — makes a token
  7. Arni, Humble Scribe — untaps itself
  8. Saradoc, Master of Buckland — makes a token
  9. Lonis, Cryptozoologist — triggers
  10. Radiant Solar — triggers

23 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Desertion is one).

  1. Precursor Golem — When Precursor Golem enters thanks to Desertion, it makes 2 tokens
  2. Conciliator's Duelist — When Conciliator's Duelist enters thanks to Desertion, it draws you 1 card
  3. Master of Winds — When Master of Winds enters thanks to Desertion, it draws you 2 cards
  4. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When a creature enters thanks to Desertion, Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains you 1 life
  5. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When a creature enters thanks to Desertion, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple gains you 1 life
  6. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When a creature enters thanks to Desertion, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life
  7. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When a creature enters thanks to Desertion, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim gains you 1 life
  8. Glaring Fleshraker — When a creature enters thanks to Desertion, Glaring Fleshraker deals 1 damage
  9. Mogg Bombers — When a creature enters thanks to Desertion, Mogg Bombers sacrifices itself
  10. Flame-Kin War Scout — When a creature enters thanks to Desertion, Flame-Kin War Scout sacrifices itself

299 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything that is not a token enters the battlefield — 25,747 cards in the game can cause this (Desertion is one).

  1. Canoptek Spyder — When a creature or artifact enters thanks to Desertion, Canoptek Spyder draws you 1 card

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Desertion is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When a creature or artifact enters thanks to Desertion, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. HYDRA Assault Robot — When a creature or artifact enters thanks to Desertion, HYDRA Assault Robot deals 1 damage
  3. Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus — When Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus enters thanks to Desertion, it triggers
  4. Sokka, Bold Boomeranger — When Sokka, Bold Boomeranger enters thanks to Desertion, it draws and discards
  5. Era of Innovation — When a creature or artifact enters thanks to Desertion, Era of Innovation puts a counter on a permanent you control
  6. Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea — When Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea enters thanks to Desertion, it becomes prepared

19 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is cast — 31,128 cards in the game can cause this (Desertion is one).

When Desertion is cast:

  1. Windrider Wizard — draws you 1 card
  2. Relic Amulet — puts a charge counter on itself
  3. Rockslide Sorcerer — deals 1 damage
  4. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — grants flying
  5. Alania, Divergent Storm — makes an opponent draw 1 card
  6. Umara Mystic — gets +2/+0

6 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.