Magical Hack
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one basic land type with another. (For example, you may change "swampwalk" to "plainswalk." This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- Pauper CommanderNot provided
- StandardNot provided
- PioneerNot provided
- ModernNot provided
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- PauperNot provided
- AlchemyNot provided
- BrawlNot provided
- Competitive BrawlNot provided
- Historic BrawlNot provided
- Standard BrawlNot provided
- ExplorerNot provided
- HistoricNot provided
- TimelessNot provided
- GladiatorNot provided
- OathbreakerLegal
- Old SchoolLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot provided
- PreDHLegal
- PremodernLegal
- Tiny Leaders RebornNot provided
- Future StandardNot provided
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- Illustrator
- Julie Baroh
- Card language
- fr
- Release date
- 1994-04-11
Rulings
Alters all occurrences of the chosen word in the text box and the type line of the given card.
Can target a card with no appropriate words on it, or even one with no words at all.
Changing the text of a spell will not allow you to change the targets of the spell because the targets were chosen when the spell was cast. The text change will (probably) cause it to be countered since the targets will be illegal.
If you change the text of a spell which is to become a permanent, the permanent will retain the text change until the effect wears off.
It can be used to change a land’s type from one basic land type to another. For example, Forest can be changed to Island so it produces blue mana. It doesn’t change the name of any permanent.
It can’t change a word to the same word. It must be a different word.
It only changes what is printed on the card (or set on a token when it was created or set by a copy effect). It will not change any effects that are on the permanent.
You can’t change proper nouns (i.e. card names) such as “Island Fish Jasconius”.
You choose the words to change on resolution.
Other printings of this card
Newest first · includes artwork variants.
- 30th Anniversary Edition30A · #63—Views —Times played
- 30th Anniversary Edition30A · #360—Views —Times played
- Secret Lair DropSLD · #2141—Views —Times played
- Fifth Edition5ED · #101—Views —Times played
- Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border4BB · #83—Views —Times played
- Fourth Edition4ED · #83—Views —Times played
- Summer Magic / EdgarSUM · #65—Views —Times played
- Revised Edition3ED · #65—Views —Times played
- Foreign Black BorderFBB · #65—Views —Times played
- Collectors' EditionCED · #64—Views —Times played
- Intl. Collectors' EditionCEI · #64—Views —Times played
- Unlimited Edition2ED · #64—Views —Times played
- Limited Edition BetaLEB · #64—Views —Times played
- Limited Edition AlphaLEA · #63—Views —Times played
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Combos involving this card
Combinations from Commander Spellbook. Check prerequisites, format legality and game context. Source conditions are in English.