Endless Detour

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3cmc instant in GWU — puts a target spell, nonland permanent, or graveyard card on top or bottom of owner's library (their choice). Extremely flexible catch-all interaction that doubles as a counter, permanent removal, and graveyard hate in one card. Signature in Bant control and tempo shells for its unique breadth. The owner's choice of top/bottom slightly blunts its potency in Commander (vs. 3 opponents who will always bottom it), making it tier-2 there; in 1v1 Brawl the immediate tempo swing is more decisive.

• The owner chooses top or bottom, not the caster — this means opponents will almost always choose bottom of library, effectively making this a slow tuck rather than a true bounce or exile, which limits its pressure in 1v1 and Commander alike.

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• Endless Detour hits graveyard cards, making it incidentally useful against reanimator and flashback targets, a function most 3cmc tempo spells lack.

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• Because it counters spells (targets the spell on the stack), it bypasses 'can't be countered' abilities only if those say 'can't be countered by spells and abilities' — it does NOT use the word counter, so it dodges that protection entirely.

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• EDHREC rank: #7,450