Slip Into the Shadows
Escape Detection is a compact tactical instant that rewards timing and board awareness. In practice the card gives you a low cost bounce plus card advantage, letting you protect a key blue creature or reuse an enter the battlefield trigger while refilling your hand. Players familiar with tempo plays will appreciate how Escape Detection fits into blue lists that want to reset threats and maintain pressure without committing extra resources.
The printed freerunning clause is relevant in aggressive Assassin builds and in commander games where combat damage can enable the alternate cost. Use Escape Detection to dodge removal, save a combo piece, or to blink a value creature and then follow up on the next turn. The foil Near Mint condition shown here makes it a tidy pickup for collectors and competitive players who want a playable, flavorful Universes Beyond piece from Assassin's Creed.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost: {1}{U}{U}
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Card Type: Instant
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed): Freerunning—Return a blue creature you control to its owner’s hand. (You may cast this spell for its freerunning cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with an Assassin or commander.) Return target creature to its owner’s hand. Draw a card.
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