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Shards of Alara (ala)
#200uncommon English Foil

Swerve
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Instant

Change the target of target spell with a single target.

Illustrated by Karl Kopinski
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Legalities
Not Legal
standard
Not Legal
historic
Not Legal
pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Not Legal
pauper
Legal
vintage
Legal
Commander
Not Legal
brawl
Not Legal
alchemy
Rulings
An Aura spell on the stack targets the object or player which it will enchant upon entering. Thus, an Aura spell is a "spell with a single target", which means you may use Swerve to change that target. Doing so will cause it to enter enchanting the new target rather than the original one.
2010-03-01wotc
Swerve targets only the spell whose target will be changed. It doesn't directly affect the original target of that spell or the new target of that spell.
2008-10-01wotc
You don't choose the new target for the spell until Swerve resolves. You must change the target if possible. However, you can't change the target to an illegal target. If there are no legal targets, the target isn't changed. It doesn't matter if the original target of that spell has somehow become illegal.
2008-10-01wotc
If you cast Swerve on a spell that targets a spell on the stack (like Cancel does, for example), you can't change that spell's target to itself. You can, however, change that spell's target to Swerve. If you do, that spell won't resolve when it tries to resolve because Swerve will have left the stack by then.
2008-10-01wotc
If a spell targets multiple things, you can't target it with Swerve, even if all but one of those targets has become illegal.
2008-10-01wotc
If a spell targets the same player or object multiple times, you can't target it with Swerve.
2008-10-01wotc


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