---
name: "Deflecting Swat"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "CMM"
set_name: "Commander Masters"
collector_number: "214"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "ae120613-97d6-4393-b39d-c3e6c076f5d6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/deflecting-swat-cmm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Deflecting Swat
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
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.

> *大魔導師の攻撃は、カラマックスにとっては鬱陶しい程度のものだった。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Fierce Guardianship](/printing/fierce-guardianship-sld.md) — Instant
2. [Flawless Maneuver](/printing/flawless-maneuver-tle.md) — Instant
3. [Swat Away](/printing/swat-away-ecl.md) — Instant
4. [Obscuring Haze](/printing/obscuring-haze-tle.md) — Instant
5. [Commandeer](/printing/commandeer-cmm.md) — Instant
6. [Deadly Rollick](/printing/deadly-rollick-cmm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Masters (CMM) #214
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 30 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: `not_legal`