Familiar's Ruse
Instant
LRWLorwyn#64uncommon
Because of their capricious nature, faeries can serve as living lenses for disruptive magic.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 2 per booster–1 in 1422
- Illustrator
- Eric Fortune
- Found in
- Morningtide Theme Deck Going Rogue · Lorwyn MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
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
As an additional cost to cast this spell, return a creature you control to its owner's hand.
Counter target spell.
Plays as:
Counterspell
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Market
Δ 30D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Buy
Nonfoil
$0.85
0.0%
Since Feb 2024:H $3.76L $0.78$0.39
$0.52
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Foil
$11.30
+21.6%
Since Feb 2024:H $13.86L $4.27$0.89
$1.60
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Rulings
1 · latest Mar 14, 2017
- WotCMar 14, 2017
Familiar’s Ruse can’t be cast without a target spell. It can’t target itself.