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Legerdemain

Magic: The GatheringTempest#72

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Magic: The Gathering

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TempestTMP · #72

Card type: Sorcery
Rarity: Uncommon
Indicative price: 0.40 € · 0.47 $
Mana value: 4
Colour: Blue

Card text

Exchange control of target artifact or creature and another target permanent that shares one of those types with it. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Daren Bader
Card language: English
Release date: 1997-10-14

Flavour text

Squee tucked the warm ball in his pocket and slipped a pebble in its place. 'Glok,' he mumbled, and hid.

Rulings

2008-04-01

You can’t cast Legerdemain unless both targets share a type at that time. It will also check to make sure they share a type as it resolves. If they no longer do so, the exchange will not occur.