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Role Reversal

{U}{U}{R}

Sorcery

WARWar of the Spark#214rare
Foil

Uthlon the Wise scandalized sphinx society, hooting the answers to riddles as he rampaged through Tin Street. Grangle, on the other hand, sat for hours, deep in thought, largely ignored by fellow goblins.

Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
Illustrator
Mathias Kollros
Found in
War of the Spark MTGO Redemption Foil · War of the Spark MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings2CombosIn 3
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Exchange control of two target permanents that share a permanent type.

Plays as: Theft

Market · per finishspark updated 12h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+3.2%
$0.32
$0.17 low$0.06 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.53
$0.41 low$0.26 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.53· across 2 printings

Rulings

6 · latest May 3, 2019 · one tap opens all
  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    Gaining control of a permanent doesn’t cause you to gain control of any Auras or Equipment attached to it.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    If one of the target permanents is an illegal target when Role Reversal resolves, the exchange won’t happen.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    If the same player controls both permanents when Role Reversal resolves, nothing happens.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    Role Reversal’s effect lasts indefinitely. It doesn’t wear off during the cleanup step, and it doesn’t expire if the permanents stop sharing a permanent type after Role Reversal has resolved.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    The permanent types are artifact, creature, enchantment, land, and planeswalker. Supertypes, like legendary, aren’t permanent types. For example, you can’t exchange control of a legendary creature with a legendary planeswalker.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    You don’t have to control either target permanent.