- Swerve
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Swerve
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Supertypes
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Types
Instant
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Subtypes
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Near Mint
$0.37
L: $0.24
Lightly Played
$0.35
L: $0.25
Moderately Played
$0.27
L: $0.25
Heavily Played
$0.27
L: $0.26
Damaged
$0.25
L: $0.25
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Near Mint
$1.59
L: $1.67
Lightly Played
$0.96
L: $0.90
Moderately Played
$0.65
L: $0.66
Heavily Played
$0.97
L: $0.68
Damaged
$0.49
L: $0.55
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Rules
Change the target of target spell with a single target.
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Power
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Toughness
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Color Identity
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Rarity
Uncommon
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Number
200
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Artist
Karl Kopinski
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Language
English
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(EN)
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Expansion
Shards of Alara
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Rulings
If a spell targets multiple things, you can't target it with Swerve, even if all but one of those targets has become illegal.
2008/10/01
If a spell targets the same player or object multiple times, you can't target it with Swerve.
2008/10/01
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.
2008/10/01
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.
2008/10/01
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.
2008/10/01
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.
2010/03/01
rulings
"We can't beat the necromancers in numbers or raw power. We must beat them with ingenuity and timing."
—Rannon, Vithian holdout
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id
stringThe id of the card
ALA-200
name
stringThe name of the card
Swerve
mana_cost
stringThe cost to cast the card
{U}{R}
types
string[]The types of card, such as Creature.
[Instant]
color_identity
stringThe color identity of the card (the colors that appear on the card)
[R, U]
variants
object[]The variants the card is available in, such as normal or foil, and their prices.
variants.name
stringThe variant name, such as normal or foil
normal
variants.prices
object[]The variant name, such as normal or coldFoil
rarity
stringThe rarity of the card
Uncommon
number
stringThe card number
200
artist
stringThe artist of the card
Karl Kopinski
language
stringThe language of the card, such as English.
English
language_code
stringThe language code, such as EN.
EN
images
object[]The images of the card
images.large
stringThe large url of the image
https://images.scrydex.com/magicthegathering/ALA-200/large
expansion
objectThe expansion the card belongs to
expansion.name
stringThe name of the expansion
Shards of Alara
flavor_text
stringThe flavor text of the card
"We can't beat the necromancers in numbers or raw power. We must beat them with ingenuity and timing."
—Rannon, Vithian holdout

