Swerve ALA

Card

id	9601
artist	Karl Kopinski
artistIds	0fad2c48-a56e-4a0b-b512-224f6f238f20
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	mtgo, paper
boosterTypes	default
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	R, U
colorIndicator
colors	R, U
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	14293
edhrecSaltiness	0.19
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorText	"We can't beat the necromancers in numbers or raw power. We must beat them with ingenuity and timing." —Rannon, Vithian holdout
frameEffects
frameVersion	2003
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	1
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{U}{R}
manaValue	2
name	Swerve
number	200
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	Change the target of target spell with a single target.
otherFaceIds
power
printings	ALA
promoTypes
rarity	uncommon
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	ALA
side
signature
sourceProducts	{'foil': ['53db9568-de5e-5a95-9882-b3b16ad4931c', '7b26b4e6-bd5a-5e1b-bc1a-e4fa8a132669', 'c8fa0a60-d063-5092-a163-dfba767502d7'], 'nonfoil': ['09cc26ed-c6d1-54cd-aa53-bb6711ca41a6', '53db9568-de5e-5a95-9882-b3b16ad4931c', 'f0fe45b8-af2c-5ff4-9376-85e32cec4172']}
subsets
subtypes
supertypes
text	Change the target of target spell with a single target.
toughness
type	Instant
types	Instant
uuid	6d1cb59d-0569-520e-824f-9b21cb46a79c
variations
watermark
setName	Shards of Alara

Identifiers

id	9601
cardKingdomEtchedId
cardKingdomFoilId	126113
cardKingdomId	125878
cardsphereFoilId	42682
cardsphereId	42683
deckboxId	5567
mcmId	19941
mcmMetaId	10252
mtgArenaId
mtgjsonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonNonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonV4Id	6bcc07ac-999d-5b5e-bf7f-a0c3afac6fad
mtgoFoilId	31074
mtgoId	31073
multiverseId	175010
scryfallCardBackId	0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
scryfallId	10affb59-7c57-4b72-892b-d813f385f4a9
scryfallIllustrationId	9e5df687-0fb5-49dd-b019-50b5308384cf
scryfallOracleId	c68627b1-025c-48c9-9646-98eb2d268e71
tcgplayerEtchedProductId
tcgplayerProductId	27822
uuid	6d1cb59d-0569-520e-824f-9b21cb46a79c

Legalities

id	9601
alchemy
brawl
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator
historic
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny	Legal
pioneer
predh	Legal
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuid	6d1cb59d-0569-520e-824f-9b21cb46a79c
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

id	9601
cardKingdom	https://mtgjson.com/links/c8bc99a46d188f15
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil	https://mtgjson.com/links/a720c9ca415d9ec9
cardmarket	https://mtgjson.com/links/6ee7a14bf65c87d6
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/ef54808346683801
tcgplayerEtched
uuid	6d1cb59d-0569-520e-824f-9b21cb46a79c

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	flavorText	type	text	multiverseId
Chinese Simplified	方向偏离	「我们无法以数量或蛮力来打败死灵术士。必得依赖智谋与时机。」～威西亚拒斥人拉农	瞬间	为仅指定单一目标的目标咒语更改目标。	187418
French	Embardée	« Nous ne vaincrons pas les nécromanciens par le nombre ou par la force brute. Nous devons les vaincre grâce à l'ingéniosité et la stratégie. » —Rannon, objecteur vithien	Éphémère	Remplacez la cible du sort ciblé qui a une cible unique.	188663
German	Abweichen	„Die Todesbeschwörer sind uns von der Anzahl und der reinen Macht überlegen. Wir müssen sie mit Scharfsinn in den richtigen Augenblicken erwischen." —Rannon, Vithianischer Ausharrer	Spontanzauber	Verändere das Ziel eines Zauberspruchs deiner Wahl, der nur ein einzelnes Ziel hat.	187667
Italian	Spostare	"Non possiamo sconfiggere i necromanti per numero o pura forza. Dobbiamo sconfiggerli con ingegnosità e tempismo." —Rannon, renitente di Vithia	Istantaneo	Cambia il bersaglio di una magia bersaglio che ha un singolo bersaglio.	188414
Japanese	急転回	「数や素の力では屍術士には勝てないだろう。機を見計らって、搦め手で倒さねば。」 ――ヴィティアの交渉人、ラノン	インスタント	単一の対象を持つ呪文１つを対象とし、それの対象を変更する。	187169
Portuguese (Brazil)	Divergir	"Os necromantes nos superam em número e força bruta. Precisamos derrotá-los com engenhosidade e paciência." — Rannon, embargador vithiano	Mágica Instantânea	Mude o alvo da mágica alvo que tenha um único alvo.	188165
Russian	Отклонение	«Нам не победить некромантов ни числом, ни грубой силой. Мы должны одержать победу за счет изобретательности и правильно выбранного момента». — Раннон, витийский отказник	Мгновенное заклинание	Измените цель целевого заклинания с единственной целью.	188912
Spanish	Virar	"No podemos vencer a los necromantes en cantidad o poder. Debemos vencerlos con ingenuidad y oportunidad." —Rannon, centinela vithiano	Instantáneo	Cambia el objetivo del hechizo objetivo que tenga un solo objetivo.	187916

Rulings

date	text
2008-10-01	If a spell targets multiple things, you can't target it with Swerve, even if all but one of those targets has become illegal.
2008-10-01	If a spell targets the same player or object multiple times, you can't target it with Swerve.
2008-10-01	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.
2008-10-01	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.
2008-10-01	You don't choose the new target for the spell until Swerve resolves. You must change the target if possible. However, you can't change the target to an illegal target. If there are no legal targets, the target isn't changed. It doesn't matter if the original target of that spell has somehow become illegal.
2010-03-01	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.