---
name: "Escape Protocol"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "48"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Deruchenko Alexander"
oracle_id: "e875b468-b475-4573-adf6-312ca4ab6994"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/escape-protocol-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Escape Protocol
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cycle a card, you may pay {1}. When you do, exile target artifact or creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.

> *光晶對怪獸有著自然反應。待庇護地掌握其間規律後，便藉此建立了一套預警機制。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Astral Slide](/printing/astral-slide-f06.md) — Enchantment
2. [Astral Drift](/printing/astral-drift-c20.md) — Enchantment
3. [Crystalline Resonance](/printing/crystalline-resonance-c20.md) — Enchantment
4. [Scrollshift](/printing/scrollshift-mom.md) — Instant
5. [Conjurer's Closet](/printing/conjurers-closet-c13.md) — Artifact
6. [Teleportation Circle](/printing/teleportation-circle-pafr.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #48
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Deruchenko Alexander
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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