Desertion

Visions · #30 · rare · EN

CA$1.59

cheapest of 32 store offers · see all

market $2.44

Mana cost: {3}{U}{U}

Type: Instant

Commonly played as: Counterspell

Counter target spell. If an artifact or creature spell is countered this way, put that card onto the battlefield under your control instead of into its owner's graveyard.

Artist: Richard Kane Ferguson

Released: 1997-02-03

Finishes: Nonfoil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $2.44
  • Cardmarket: €2.37
  • MTGO tix: 0.40
$2.76$2.42
231 days of daily prices for Desertion: $2.68 to $2.44
2026-01-252026-11-12
231 days tracked · $2.68 → $2.44 (-9%) · low $2.42 · high $2.76
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Visions #30) in 9 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
The Mystic StoreHP · 8 days agoHPregularCA$1.598 days ago
ManaPoolHP · todayHPregular$1.18today
The Mystic StoreMP · 8 days agoMPregularCA$1.798 days ago
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$1.39today
The Mystic StoreSP · 8 days agoSPregularCA$1.998 days ago
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$1.47today
Le Coin Du JeuHP · 2 days agoHPregularCA$2.402 days ago
CardTraderMP · 2 days agoMPregular€1.602 days ago
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$1.81today
CardTraderSP · 2 days agoSPregular€1.852 days ago
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€2.09today
The Mystic StoreNM · 8 days agoNMregularCA$3.398 days ago

Truncated: 20 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 32 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: not legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 11 lists
  • Played in 1 deck
  • 12 copies tracked

Decks that play this card

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All printings of Desertion

USD · low $0.53 · high $3.66

Set#RarityUSD
The List#CN2-107 · rareCN2-107rare$0.53
Special Guests#31 · mythic31mythic$2.43
Conspiracy: Take the Crown#107 · rare107rare$0.92
Legendary Cube Prize Pack#24 · rare24rare—
Magic Online Promos#47967 · rare47967rare—
Commander's Arsenal#4 · rare4rare$3.66 foil
Classic Sixth Edition#64 · rare64rare$2.22
Visions#30 · rare30rare$2.44