---
name: "Swerve"
mana_cost: "{U}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "200"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "c68627b1-025c-48c9-9646-98eb2d268e71"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/swerve-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Swerve
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

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

> *«Нам не победить некромантов ни числом, ни грубой силой. Мы должны одержать победу за счет изобретательности и правильно выбранного момента». — Раннон, витийский отказник*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shunt](/printing/shunt-dst.md) — Instant
2. [Deflection](/printing/deflection-ice.md) — Instant
3. [Divert](/printing/divert-mp2.md) — Instant
4. [Redirect](/printing/redirect-m13.md) — Instant
5. [Imp's Mischief](/printing/imps-mischief-cmm.md) — Instant
6. [Sideswipe](/printing/sideswipe-chk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #200
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`