---
name: "False Orders"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "2ED"
set_name: "Unlimited Edition"
collector_number: "148"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Anson Maddocks"
oracle_id: "38c5c952-8153-4d98-89b5-a75260383345"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/false-orders-2ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# False Orders
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Cast this spell only during the declare blockers step.
Remove target creature defending player controls from combat. Creatures it was blocking that had become blocked by only that creature this combat become unblocked. You may have it block an attacking creature of your choice.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Balduvian Warlord](/printing/balduvian-warlord-csp.md) — Creature — Human Barbarian
2. [Illusionist's Gambit](/printing/illusionists-gambit-c13.md) — Instant
3. [Outmaneuver](/printing/outmaneuver-usg.md) — Instant
4. [Melee](/printing/melee-ice.md) — Instant
5. [Fog Patch](/printing/fog-patch-nem.md) — Instant
6. [Blaze of Glory](/printing/blaze-of-glory-me4.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unlimited Edition (2ED) #148
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Anson Maddocks

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2004-10-04)* If a creature is removed from being a blocker of a given attacker, any triggered abilities that would have happened because it was declared as a blocker still happen.