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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Surprise Deployment

Equivalent cards to Surprise Deployment (white instant, cheats creatures into play temporarily):
1. Eerie Interlude – Exiles creatures temporarily, then returns them to the battlefield.
2. Ghostway – Similar to Eerie Interlude, instant blink for creatures.
3. Flickerwisp – Flickers a permanent temporarily.
4. Teferi’s Time Twist (blue, but close in effect) – Exiles and returns a permanent.
5. Ephemerate – Flickers one creature.


Reason: These cards let you temporarily bring creatures to play or protect them—matching the surprise and temporary aspect. All but one are white.

Results:

Eerie Interlude #16 Instant

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Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 3
Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Auras attached to the exiled creatures will be put into their owners’ graveyards. Equipment attached to the exiled creatures will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled creatures will cease to exist.
  • If a creature token is exiled, it ceases to exist. It won’t be returned to the battlefield.
  • If a double-faced card is exiled, it will return with its front face up.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 4.97 USD / 10.62 USD
    Cardmarket 5.43 EUR / 6.76 EUR
    Cardkingdom 9.49 USD / 12.99 USD
    Cardsphere 4.56 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Exile any number of target creatures you control. Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

    Ephemerate #1990 Instant

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Rebound

    Rules

  • Casting the card again due to rebound's delayed triggered ability is optional. If you choose not to cast the card, or if you can't (perhaps because there are no legal targets available), the card will stay exiled. You won't get another chance to cast it on a future turn. If you do cast the card, it's put into its owner's graveyard as normal once it resolves.
  • If a spell with rebound that you cast from your hand is countered or doesn't resolve (most likely because its targets have become illegal), none of its effects will happen, including rebound. The spell will be put into its owner's graveyard and you won't get to cast it again on your next turn.
  • If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won't return to the battlefield.
  • Once the exiled creature returns, it's considered a new object with no relation to the object that it was. Auras attached to the exiled creature will be put into their owners' graveyards. Equipment attached to the exiled creature will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled creature will cease to exist.

    • Prices

    Seller Price

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Exile target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

    Flickerwisp #B4 Creature — Elemental

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 3/1
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  • Creature
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  • Elemental
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • Auras attached to the exiled permanent will be put into their owners' graveyards. Equipment attached to the exiled permanent will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled permanent will cease to exist. Once the exiled permanent returns, it's considered a new object with no relation to the object that it was.
  • If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won't return to the battlefield.
  • If the permanent that returns to the battlefield has any abilities that trigger at the beginning of the end step, those abilities won't trigger that turn.
  • The exiled card will return to the battlefield at the beginning of the end step even if Flickerwisp is no longer on the battlefield.

    • Prices

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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    Flying When this creature enters, exile another target permanent. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

    Ghostway #308z Instant

    Variations: v1 v2 v3

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Auras attached to the exiled creatures will be put into their owners' graveyards. Equipment attached to the exiled creatures will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled creatures will cease to exist.
  • If a creature token is exiled, it ceases to exist. It won't be returned to the battlefield.

    • Prices

    Seller Price

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Exile each creature you control. Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

    Surprise Deployment #18 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Rules

  • Putting the card onto the battlefield is optional. When the ability resolves, you can choose not to.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.24 USD / 1.6 USD
    Cardmarket 0.3 EUR / 4.27 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 2.99 USD
    Cardsphere 0.26 USD
    Manapool 0.92 USD 3.23 USD 12.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    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.)

    Eerie Interlude Instant Normal - ~$7.15

    Ephemerate Instant Normal

    Flickerwisp Creature — Elemental Normal

    Ghostway Instant Normal

    Surprise Deployment Instant Normal - ~$2.67

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