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Spellshift

{3}{U}

Instant

PLCPlanar Chaos#47rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1481
Illustrator
Stephen Tappin
Found in
Planar Chaos MTGO Redemption · Planar Chaos MTGO Redemption Foil · Planar Chaos Booster Pack
Printings1Combos1EDHREC rank#26,413
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

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
Counter target instant or sorcery spell. Its controller reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal an instant or sorcery card. That player may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then the player shuffles.
Plays as:
Counterspell
Market · per finishspark updated 26m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-15.2%
$0.28
$0.09 low$0.06 gapTCGplayer
Foil+9.2%
$1.54
$1.26 low$0.36 gapTCGplayer
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Rulings

3 · latest Feb 1, 2007
  • WotCFeb 1, 2007

    If the revealed instant or sorcery card isn’t cast, it gets shuffled back into the library.

  • WotCFeb 1, 2007

    If the targeted spell can’t be countered, it remains on the stack and the rest of Spellshift’s effect continues to happen.

  • WotCFeb 1, 2007

    If there are no instant or sorcery cards in the player’s library, the entire library is revealed and then shuffled.