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Surprise Deployment
UncommonColour IDMV 4
Instant
Cast this spell only during combat.
You may put a nonwhite creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. At the beginning of the next end step, return that creature to your hand. (Return it only if it's on the battlefield.)
Card capabilities
Instant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (1)
wotc1 May 2007
Putting the card onto the battlefield is optional. When the ability resolves, you can choose not to.
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