---
name: "Red Herring"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Fish"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "CMB2"
set_name: "Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021"
collector_number: "62"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Chris Mooney"
oracle_id: "0e99efaf-6402-44c5-ae8b-1f5bb1b68333"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/red-herring-cmb2"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Red Herring
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Fish
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{1}{U}: Exchange Red Herring from your hand with a permanent you control on the battlefield or a spell you control on the stack. If that permanent or spell was the target of a spell or ability, change that target to Red Herring.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Red Herring](/printing/red-herring-mkm.md) — Artifact Creature — Clue Fish
2. [Shunt](/printing/shunt-dst.md) — Instant
3. [Swerve](/printing/swerve-ala.md) — Instant
4. [Reroute](/printing/reroute-rav.md) — Instant
5. [Imp's Mischief](/printing/imps-mischief-cmm.md) — Instant
6. [Redirect](/printing/redirect-m13.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021 (CMB2) #62
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Chris Mooney
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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