Escape Detection

Card Name

Escape Detection

Mana Cost

1

Type

Instant

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

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.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(7/5/2024)
If the target creature is an illegal target as Escape Detection tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't draw a card.
(7/5/2024)
Once an Assassin creature or commander you control deals combat damage to a player in a turn, you can cast spells for their freerunning costs for the rest of that turn. It doesn't matter what happens to that Assassin or commander after that.