---
name: "Captain's Maneuver"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "APC"
set_name: "Apocalypse"
collector_number: "92"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ben Thompson"
oracle_id: "a8b93d4d-bb67-4063-ac6d-7775be1b1f10"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/captains-maneuver-apc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Captain's Maneuver
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
The next X damage that would be dealt to target creature, planeswalker, or player this turn is dealt to another target creature, planeswalker, or player instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Carom](/printing/carom-dis.md) — Instant
2. [Kor Chant](/printing/kor-chant-tpr.md) — Instant
3. [Kor Dirge](/printing/kor-dirge-plc.md) — Instant
4. [Harm's Way](/printing/harms-way-ddg.md) — Instant
5. [Mutiny](/printing/mutiny-rix.md) — Sorcery
6. [Reflect Damage](/printing/reflect-damage-mir.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Apocalypse (APC) #92
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ben Thompson
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`