Escape Protocol
~$0.26 low · ~$0.32 high
Blue. Enchantment
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths #48 · Illustrated by Deruchenko Alexander
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths #48 · Illustrated by Deruchenko AlexanderWhat is Escape Protocol worth?
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Oracle text
Whenever you cycle a card, you may pay . When you do, exile target artifact or creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
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Format legality
The only printing of Escape Protocol
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths iko #48· 2020uncommon· Cardmarket €0.13 · €0.14 foil | uncommon | $0.26 | $0.32 | €0.13€0.14 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2020
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #15,988 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Deruchenko Alexander
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths card (#48).
048 · IKO · U · EN
- 048Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- IKOSet code for Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (7)
2020-04-17
When the card returns to the battlefield, it will be a new object with no connection to the card that was exiled. Auras attached to the exiled permanent will be put into their owners’ graveyards. Any Equipment will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled permanent will cease to exist.
2020-04-17
While resolving Escape Protocol’s triggered ability, you can’t pay
multiple times to exile multiple permanents you control.2020-04-17
Escape Protocol’s triggered ability goes on the stack without a target. While that ability is resolving, you may pay
. If you do, a second ability triggers and you pick a target artifact or creature you control. This is different from abilities that say “If you do . . .” in that players may cast spells and activate abilities after mana is paid but before the target changes zones.2020-04-17
Some cards with cycling have an ability that triggers when you cycle them, and some cards have an ability that triggers whenever you cycle any card. These triggered abilities resolve before you draw from the cycling ability.
2020-04-17
You can cycle a card even if it has a triggered ability from cycling that won’t have a legal target. This is because the cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. This also means that if either ability is countered (with Disallow, for example), the other ability will still resolve.
2020-04-17
Triggered abilities from cycling a card and the cycling ability itself aren’t spells. Effects that interact with spells (such as that of Cancel) won’t affect them.
2020-04-17
If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won’t return to the battlefield.
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