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Transmutation

Transmutation

{1}{B}
Instant

Switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.

"You know what I was,/ You see what I am: change me, change me!" —Randall Jarrell, *The Woman at the Washington Zoo*

Illustrated by Susan Van Camp

Formats
Not Legalstandard
Not Legalhistoric
Not Legaltimeless
Not Legalpioneer
Not Legalmodern
Legallegacy
Legalpauper
Legalvintage
Not Legalpenny
Legalcommander
Legaloathbreaker
Not Legalbrawl
Not Legalalchemy

This printing

Number#40
RarityCommon
ReleasedJul 1, 1995
EDHREC rank#30,182

Prices

USD$0.16
EUR€0.19
Rulings (4)
  • Note that the wording "Effects that alter the creature's power alter its toughness instead, and vice versa, this turn" has been removed.

    Nov 1, 2005 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Effects that switch a creature's power and toughness apply after all other effects, regardless of when those effects began to apply. For instance, if you target a 1/2 creature then give it +2/+0 later in the turn, it's a 2/3 creature, not a 4/1 creature.

    Mar 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to a creature may become lethal if you switch its power and toughness during that turn.

    Mar 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Switching a creature's power and toughness twice (or any even number of times) effectively returns the creature to the power and toughness it had before any switches.

    Mar 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast

Printings (3)

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