Soul Manipulation
Instant
ARBAlara Reborn#29common
"Birth and death are both reversible." —Nicol Bolas
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 444
- Illustrator
- Carl Critchlow
- Found in
- Alara Reborn MTGO Redemption Foil · Alara Reborn Intro Pack Unnatural Schemes · 4 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Choose one or both —
• Counter target creature spell.
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Plays as:
RecursionCounterspellModal Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Market
Δ 30D · Trend
Low
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Buy / Sell Gap
Buy
Nonfoil
$0.23
+4.5%
Since Feb 2024:H $0.27L $0.19$0.07
$0.03
$0.04+57% · normal spread
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Foil
$1.13
+1.8%
Since Feb 2024:H $1.68L $0.90$0.36
$0.45
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Rulings
2 · latest May 1, 2009
- WotCMay 1, 2009
If you choose both modes, you choose their targets at the same time. You can’t counter your own creature spell and then return that card from your graveyard to your hand.
- WotCMay 1, 2009
You may choose just the first mode (targeting a creature spell), just the second mode (targeting a creature card in your graveyard), or both modes (targeting a creature spell and a creature card in your graveyard). You can’t choose a mode unless there’s a legal target for it.