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Deflecting Swat

Red

6 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Deflecting Swat, Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal printing
Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal TLE · No. 311 2025-11-21

Card text

{2}{R}
Instant
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.
"If you let the energy in your own body flow, the lightning will follow it." —Iroh
EDHREC rank #74 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 6 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✗ Banned
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✗ Banned

Official rulings

5 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

It doesn't matter whose commander you control. Any one will do. If you have two commanders, you just need to control one of them.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

Once you begin casting this spell, players can't take any other actions until you're done casting it. Notably, they can't try to remove the commander you control to make you pay its cost.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If you choose new targets for the target spell, the new targets must be legal.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If the target spell has a variable number of targets, you can't change how many targets it has.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Deflecting Swat, Commander Masters printing
Commander Masters
CMM · #532
Rare
∅ No QC price
The CG Realm · Foil Etched