“Because of their capricious nature, faeries can serve as living lenses for disruptive magic.”
Familiar's Ruse
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Instant
Mana Cost: {U}{U}
Oracle Rules Text: As an additional cost to cast this spell, return a creature you control to its owner's hand. Counter target spell.
Flavor Text: Because of their capricious nature, faeries can serve as living lenses for disruptive magic.
Set: Modern Masters 2017 (#37), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: Eric Fortune
Instant
Blue
Uncommon
Counterspell
$0.73
Regular
$0.96
✨ Foil
€0.69
Euro
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (1)
2017-03-14
Familiar’s Ruse can’t be cast without a target spell. It can’t target itself.
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