---
name: "Misdirection"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "87"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Paolo Parente"
oracle_id: "c39e5fb0-6de3-4105-ad3c-0ecb8951a1d5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/misdirection-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Misdirection
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
You may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Change the target of target spell with a single target.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Deflection](/printing/deflection-ice.md) — Instant
2. [Redirect](/printing/redirect-m13.md) — Instant
3. [Divert](/printing/divert-mp2.md) — Instant
4. [Imp's Mischief](/printing/imps-mischief-cmm.md) — Instant
5. [Commandeer](/printing/commandeer-cmm.md) — Instant
6. [Force of Will](/printing/force-of-will-mp2.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #87
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Paolo Parente
- **Total Printings:** 17 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`