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Avoid Fate Time Spiral Timeshifted MTG card
TSB #73 · Art by Phil Foglio
TSB set symbol, SpecialTime Spiral Timeshifted#73Special

Avoid Fate

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$11.37 +3.0% +$0.33, 7 days
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#8,253 Up 3 in 30 days
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Avoid Fate Price Summary

The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $11.37, up 3.0% over 7 days, up 3.7% over 30 days, up 21.0% over 90 days.

Avoid Fate Price History

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Avoid Fate Printings & Prices

Avoid Fate has 2 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

TSB set symbol, SpecialTSB #73
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LEG set symbol, CommonLEG #175

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Avoid Fate Rules Text & Legality

Avoid Fate

Counter target instant or Aura spell that targets a permanent you control.

Avoid Fate is legal in Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper, and not legal in Standard and Pioneer.

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Avoid Fate Rulings

  • Jan 22, 2011

    Avoid Fate must target an instant spell or an Aura spell as it’s cast, and it must be targeting an instant or an Aura spell at the time it resolves. It will still resolve if it starts out targeting a spell of one type but the target changes to a spell of the other type (thanks to Shunt, for instance) before it resolves.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

Avoid Fate has been reprinted 3 times.

  • Jun 1, 1994LEG set symbol, CommonLegendsLEG #175
  • Oct 6, 2006TSB set symbol, SpecialTime Spiral Timeshifted · foilTSB #73
  • Oct 6, 2006TSB set symbol, SpecialTime Spiral TimeshiftedTSB #73

Avoid Fate in Commander

Avoid Fate is the #8,253 most-played card on EDHREC, up 3 places over the last 30 days.

#8,253 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Up 3 in 30 days

Avoid Fate FAQ

How much is Avoid Fate worth?

Avoid Fate is worth about $11.37 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.

Is Avoid Fate legal in Commander?

Yes. Avoid Fate is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern, Legacy and Pauper.

Has Avoid Fate been reprinted?

Yes. Avoid Fate has been reprinted 3 times, with 2 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Avoid Fate expensive?

Avoid Fate holds a $11.37 price because supply is limited to two printings.

What can I play instead of Avoid Fate?

Cards that fill a similar role include Vines of Vastwood, Blossoming Defense, Tamiyo's Safekeeping.