Audacious Swap

Audacious Swap

{3}{R}Instant

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Casualty 2 (As you cast this spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power 2 or greater. When you do, copy this spell and you may choose a new target for the copy.)

The owner of target nonenchantment permanent shuffles it into their library, then exiles the top card of their library. If it's a land card, they put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, they may cast it without paying its mana cost.

What it does

Tagged as Removal — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Get it in a precon

One preconstructed deck includes this card.

Official rulings

  1. The copy of the spell is created on the stack, so it's not “cast.” Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger. (2022-04-29)
  2. Casualty N means “As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power N or greater.” and “When you cast this spell, if a casualty cost was paid for it, copy it. If the spell has any targets, you may choose new targets for the copy.” (2022-04-29)
  3. If you pay the casualty cost of a spell, the copy will resolve before the original spell. (2022-04-29)
  4. You may sacrifice only one creature to pay a spell's casualty cost, and you copy the spell only once. (2022-04-29)

Printings & prices

Every set Audacious Swap has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

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