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Escape Protocol

{1}{U}

Enchantment

IKOIkoria: Lair of Behemoths#48uncommon

Sanctuaries harnessed the glowstones' natural reaction to monsters to create a warning system.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Deruchenko Alexander
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Whenever you cycle a card, you may pay {1}. When you do, exile target artifact or creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Plays as:
Cycling PayoffFlicker PermanentArtifact Removal
Market · per finishtrend updated 4h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$0.02 low$0.01 gap
Foil$0.32+10.3%
$0.04 low-$0.04 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.26· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$0.26-3.7%30D
30D range$0.24to$0.28Since Feb 2024:H $0.28L $0.04
Foil$0.32+10.3%30D1.23× nonfoil
30D range$0.29to$0.33Since Feb 2024:H $0.33L $0.13

Other printings

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Found in

7 productsRounded odds
  • Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Theme Booster Blue

    Booster Pack · $10.00

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  • Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Theme Booster Monsters

    Booster Pack · $38.66

    Nonfoil under 25%Foil —
  • Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Draft Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $9.18

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%
  • Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Collector Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $60.76

    Nonfoil —Foil under 10%
  • Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Collector Booster Hanger Pack

    Booster Pack · $52.24

    Nonfoil —Foil under 10%

Combos

Rulings

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

    Escape Protocol’s triggered ability goes on the stack without a target. While that ability is resolving, you may pay {1}. If you do, a second ability triggers and you pick a target artifact or creature you control. This is different from abilities that say “If you do . . .” in that players may cast spells and activate abilities after mana is paid but before the target changes zones.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won’t return to the battlefield.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    Some cards with cycling have an ability that triggers when you cycle them, and some cards have an ability that triggers whenever you cycle any card. These triggered abilities resolve before you draw from the cycling ability.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    Triggered abilities from cycling a card and the cycling ability itself aren’t spells. Effects that interact with spells (such as that of Cancel) won’t affect them.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    When the card returns to the battlefield, it will be a new object with no connection to the card that was exiled. Auras attached to the exiled permanent will be put into their owners’ graveyards. Any Equipment will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled permanent will cease to exist.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    While resolving Escape Protocol’s triggered ability, you can’t pay {1} multiple times to exile multiple permanents you control.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    You can cycle a card even if it has a triggered ability from cycling that won’t have a legal target. This is because the cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. This also means that if either ability is countered (with Disallow, for example), the other ability will still resolve.