Desertion SPG 0031 · mythic
Desertion · {3}{U}{U} · Instant · Counter target spell. If an artifact or creature spell is countered this way, put that card onto the battlefield under your control instead of into its owner's graveyard. · "It is one thing to run away. It is quite another to escape your fate." —Oko
- Price
- from $2.401 printing
- Win rate
- 57.5% GIH 1,977 instances · Premier Draft
Apr 16–May 27, 2024 · 17Lands
Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 1,136 wins in 1,977 card-in-hand instances.
1,975 distinct games · 720 distinct drafts · games recorded Apr 16–May 27, 2024.
17Lands file dated May 30, 2024 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗
Draft data
+3.3 pp vs 54.1% average · 1,977 instances
Premier Draft · Apr 16–May 27, 2024 · average from 1,172,393 games
#71 of 347 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 2.7 on average (2,878 packs).
6 of 51 blue cards · 3 of 10 blue mythic cards.
749.8 matches
Pick and maindeck observations: Apr 16–May 27, 2024. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.
○ Opening hand 55.2% · 737 instances
● Drawn later 58.8% · 1,240 instances
In hand 57.5% · 1,977 instances
Unseen in deck 50.6% · 2,400 instances
+6.9 percentage points when drawn
Compared with blue cards
Ranks require 100 observations for that metric; comparisons are descriptive, not a pick order. Pick ranks put earlier picks first.
Best decks for it
no-splash decks only · card-level in-hand rates · 100 minimum
Blue–Red UR59.9% ◌162 instancesBlue–Black UB58.8% ◌245 instancesWhite–Blue WU58.0% ◌193 instancesBlue–Green UG55.8%77 instances · under 100Each tick is this card’s all-decks rate (57.5% · 1,977 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.
Usually played with
Deck co-occurrence; not evidence of synergy.
Phantom Interference2,070 games with both in the deckLoan Shark1,729 games with both in the deckGeyser Drake1,616 games with both in the deckHow to read this
Observational, not a causal bonus. Both cards must be in the deck. Drawn means opening hand or normally drawn; each card counts once per game. Game-level approximate intervals do not account for repeated games by the same drafter.
At least 100 games in each of four drawn/not-drawn groups; adjusted for game length and screened by the lower confidence bound. Do not add these points to a card’s win rate.
Where it sits in the set
Above 80% of 347 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.
17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Apr 16–May 27, 2024
Pick a printing for its prices and pull odds.
| Finish | Found in | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Nonfoil | Play Booster | $2.40 |
| Foil | Collector Booster | $4.67 |
Foil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 259 packs (0.39%) · 4.5% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →
Nonfoil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 640 packs (0.16%) · 5.5% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →
How to pull it
Official rates for the whole category, not this card.
| Booster | Slot | Per pack | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play Booster | Common or bonus-sheet replacement | 20% | The List · The Big Score or Special Guests |
| Collector Booster | Foil special treatment rare or mythic | 100% | Foil special treatment rare or mythic |
Wizards · Collecting Outlaws of Thunder Junction ↗ · Oct 29, 2026
Details & sources
- Legal in
- Historic · Timeless · Legacy · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
- Illustration
- Donato Giancola, SPG 31 · Scryfall ↗
- More like this
- Special Guests · Borderless printings →
- Sources
- Wizards · Collecting Outlaws of Thunder Junction · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
Comprehensive Rules ↗