---
name: "Deflection"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ICE"
set_name: "Ice Age"
collector_number: "65"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mike Raabe"
oracle_id: "ec7ae9ed-dc5b-47ed-a4ad-086f3c7c377c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/deflection-ice"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Deflection
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Change the target of target spell with a single target.

> *Up and down,
over and through,
back around—
the joke's on you.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Swerve](/printing/swerve-ala.md) — Instant
2. [Divert](/printing/divert-mp2.md) — Instant
3. [Shunt](/printing/shunt-dst.md) — Instant
4. [Redirect](/printing/redirect-m13.md) — Instant
5. [Meddle](/printing/meddle-mir.md) — Instant
6. [Imp's Mischief](/printing/imps-mischief-cmm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ice Age (ICE) #65
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mike Raabe
- **Total Printings:** 51 across all historical editions

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