Instant, 3U (4) Change the target of target spell with a single target. "You've thrown your net at the wrong fish." -The Lord of Atlantis
Illus. Jeff Easley
Only targets the spell being Deflected and not the original or new target of the spell it is affecting. [Aahz 1995/07/09]
You choose the spell to target on announcement, but you pick the new target for that spell on resolution. [bethmo 1999/11/30]
You cannot make a spell which is on the stack target itself. Thus, you cannot make Counterspell target itself or make another Deflection target itself. [D'Angelo 1999/12/07]
You can choose to make a spell on the stack target the Deflection you are playing (if such a target choice would be legal had the spell be cast while Deflection was on the stack). The new target for the Deflected spell is not chosen until Deflection resolves. Deflection is still on the stack when new targets are selected for the spell. [D'Angelo 2000/06/20]
Once Deflection resolves, the new target is considered to be targeted by the deflected spell. This will trigger any effects, such as Skulking Ghost, which trigger on being targeted. [bethmo 1997/08/08]
A Counterspell can be changed to target something that is further down the stack (meaning the target will resolve before the Counterspell does). [D'Angelo 2000/05/20]
Note - In Fifth Edition and Ice Age this card was of type Interrupt. All such cards are now of type Instant.
Core Set - Eighth Edition
(Rare)