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Decoy Gambit

{2}{U}

Instant

C20Commander 2020#32rare

"We'll distract them. The rest of you, get out of here!" —Alux, Skysail defender

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Ravenna Tran
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
For each opponent, choose up to one target creature that player controls, then return that creature to its owner's hand unless its controller has you draw a card.
Market · per finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$0.05 low$0.02 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.28· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$0.280.0%30D
30D range$0.26to$0.29Since Feb 2024:H $0.37L $0.06

Other printings

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Rulings

3 · latest Apr 17, 2020
  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    As the Decoy Gambit resolves, first the next opponent in turn order (or, if it’s an opponent’s turn, the opponent whose turn it is) chooses whether you’ll draw a card or return their creature that was targeted to its owner’s hand, then each other opponent in turn order does so knowing the choices made before them. After all choices are made, you draw the appropriate number of cards. After you’ve drawn, the appropriate creatures are all simultaneously returned to their owners’ hands.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    For each opponent, if you didn’t choose a target creature they control or if that creature has become an illegal target, that player can’t choose for you to draw a card.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    If a creature targeted by Decoy Gambit changes controller, it’s no longer a legal target.