Depose // Deploy
Instant // Instant
Tap target creature.
Draw a card.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica: Clue Edition
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #17010
Depose // Deploy pulls double duty — tap a blocker and draw a card on two mana, then follow up later with a 1/1 flier and a Treasure for three. Neither half is format-warping on its own, but the flexibility to answer a threat early and generate value later makes it a reliable role-player in token and Treasure strategies.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Depose // Deploy earns its slot in token or Treasure-matters builds where both halves contribute to the game plan — Depose handles a blocker or stalls an attacker while replacing itself, and Deploy adds board presence alongside ramp. In Pioneer and Modern it's too low-impact to compete for slots given the density of more efficient options at similar price points. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it. Oathbreaker is the one 60-card variant where it can punch above its weight if your planeswalker wants cheap interactive cantrips.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Depose // Deploy is deep bulk — pick it up without thinking about the cost. Bulk rare prices like this don't move unless a new combo or staple-tier commander pushes demand, and nothing on the horizon suggests that's coming.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.