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Familiar's Ruse | MTG Deck Rec

Familiar's Ruse

Familiar's Ruse

Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, return a creature you control to its owner's hand. Counter target spell.

Legal in Commander
About $0.33

What it does

counterspell
rescue-creature

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Art from Familiar's Ruse by Eric Fortune

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