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Swerve Shards of Alara MTG card

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Swerve

INSTANT Uncommon
Shards of Alara ALA #200 EDHREC #15,599
$0.42
-2.3% 7 days

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Swerve Price Summary

Swerve's current headline price is $0.42.

Swerve Printings & Prices

1 printings

Swerve has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

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Swerve Rules Text & Legality

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Instant — mana cost {U}{R}

Change the target of target spell with a single target.

""We can't beat the necromancers in numbers or raw power. We must beat them with ingenuity and timing." —Rannon, Vithian holdout"

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

standard
Not legal
pioneer
Not legal
pauper
Not legal

Swerve Rulings

5 most recent
  • Mar 1, 2010 An Aura spell on the stack targets the object or player which it will enchant upon entering. Thus, an Aura spell is a "spell with a single target", which means you may use Swerve to change that target. Doing so will cause it to enter enchanting the new target rather than the original one.
  • Oct 1, 2008 If a spell targets multiple things, you can't target it with Swerve, even if all but one of those targets has become illegal.
  • Oct 1, 2008 If a spell targets the same player or object multiple times, you can't target it with Swerve.
  • Oct 1, 2008 If you cast Swerve on a spell that targets a spell on the stack (like Cancel does, for example), you can't change that spell's target to itself. You can, however, change that spell's target to Swerve. If you do, that spell won't resolve when it tries to resolve because Swerve will have left the stack by then.
  • Oct 1, 2008 Swerve targets only the spell whose target will be changed. It doesn't directly affect the original target of that spell or the new target of that spell.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

2 printings

Swerve has been reprinted 2 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment
ALA #200 2008-10-03 Uncommon Standard
ALA #200 2008-10-03 Uncommon Standard

Swerve in Commander

Swerve is the #15,599 most-played card on EDHREC, down 340 places over the last 30 days.

Swerve FAQ

How much is Swerve worth?

Swerve is worth about $0.42 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.

Is Swerve legal in Commander?

Yes — Swerve is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern and Legacy.

Has Swerve been reprinted?

Yes — Swerve has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Swerve cheap?

Swerve trades at about $0.42 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#15,599 on EDHREC).