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Grixis Charm

{U}{B}{R}

Instant

ALAShards of Alara#171uncommon
Foil

"So many choices. Shall I choose loathing, hate, or malice today?" —Eliza of the Keep

Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1067
Illustrator
Lars Grant-West
Found in
Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption · Shards of Alara MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings3
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Choose one — • Return target permanent to its owner's hand. • Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn. • Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn.

Plays as: Combat Trick · Modal Spell · Bounce · Spot Removal

Market · per finishspark updated 12h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-5.9%
$0.16
$0.09 low$0.08 gap
Foil+0.0%
$1.14
$0.39 low$0.19 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.16· across 3 printings

Rulings

3 · latest Oct 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    If this spell is copied, the copy will have the same mode as the original.

  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    While the spell is on the stack, treat it as though its only text is the chosen mode. The other two modes are treated as though they don’t exist. You don’t choose targets for those modes.

  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    You can choose a mode only if you can choose legal targets for that mode. If you can’t choose legal targets for any of the modes, you can’t cast the spell.

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