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Narset's Reversal

Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)

{U}{U}

Instant

Copy target instant or sorcery spell, then return it to its owner's hand. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Plays as
Spell Copy
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal

Used in 164 known combosEDHREC #733

Versions

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Rulings

10 · latest May 3, 2019
  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    If a copy of a spell is returned to its owner’s hand, it’s moved there, then it will cease to exist as a state-based action.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    If a spell is returned to its owner’s hand, it’s removed from the stack and thus will not resolve. The spell isn’t countered; it just no longer exists. This works against a spell that can’t be countered.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    If the spell has damage divided as it was cast, the division can’t be changed (although the targets receiving that damage still can). The same is true of spells that distribute counters.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    If the spell that’s copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Finale of Promise does), the copy will have the same value of X.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    If the spell that’s copied is modal (that is, it says “Choose one —” or the like), the copy will have the same mode. A different mode can’t be chosen.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    If you copy a spell, you control the copy. Narset’s Reversal and the copy resolve before the original spell would have resolved.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    Narset’s Reversal can copy any instant or sorcery spell, not just one with targets.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    The controller of a copy can’t choose to pay any alternative or additional costs for the copy. However, effects based on any alternative or additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    The copy is created on the stack, so it’s not “cast.” Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won’t trigger.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    The copy will have the same targets as the spell it’s copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can’t choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).