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Surprise Deployment
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TCGplayer market · PLS #18 nonfoil
$0.31 0.0% $0.00, 7 days
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- #28,473 Up 598 in 30 days
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Surprise Deployment Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.31, flat over 7 days, down 3.1% over 30 days, down 8.8% over 90 days.
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Surprise Deployment in Sealed Products
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Surprise Deployment Printings & Prices
Surprise Deployment has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
Sell Surprise Deployment: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
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| CoolStuffInc | PLS #18 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | PLS #18 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | PLS #18 | Nonfoil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | PLS #18 | Nonfoil |
Surprise Deployment Rules Text & Legality
Surprise Deployment
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.)
Surprise Deployment is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.
- CommanderLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PreDHLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- Competitive BrawlNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- GladiatorNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
Surprise Deployment Rulings
- May 1, 2007
Putting the card onto the battlefield is optional. When the ability resolves, you can choose not to.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Surprise Deployment has been reprinted 2 times.
- Feb 5, 2001PlaneshiftPLS #18
- Feb 5, 2001Planeshift · foilPLS #18
Surprise Deployment in Commander
Surprise Deployment is the #28,473 most-played card on EDHREC, up 598 places over the last 30 days.
#28,473
EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Up 598 in 30 days
across all Commander decks Up 598 in 30 days
Surprise Deployment FAQ
How much is Surprise Deployment worth?
Surprise Deployment is worth about $0.31 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is Surprise Deployment legal in Commander?
Yes. Surprise Deployment is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.
Has Surprise Deployment been reprinted?
Yes. Surprise Deployment has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Surprise Deployment cheap?
Surprise Deployment trades at about $0.31; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#28,473 on EDHREC).