Sleight of Mind

set	min	mtgo
-	$ 0.23	0.0 tix

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Name	Sleight of Mind
Type	Instant
Description	Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (For example, you may change "target black spell" to "target blue spell." This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Artist	Mark Poole
Set	30th Anniversary Tokens #78
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Sleight of Mind

Sleight of Mind, Instant, designed by Mark Poole first released in Aug, 1993 in the set Limited Edition Alpha and was printed exactly in 14 different ways. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of $ 0.23.

A deck that focuses on control and disruption would benefit from using Sleight of Mind in Magic: the Gathering, as it allows for versatile manipulation of opponent's spells or permanents by changing their color words. While Sleight of Mind can be situationally useful, there are better cards like Painter's Servant that offer a more consistent and powerful effect in altering colors. Overall, Sleight of Mind may not see much play in competitive decks due to its limited scope and impact compared to other options available.

Rules

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Can target a card with no appropriate words on it, or even one with no words at all.

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Can’t change a color word to the same color word. It must be a different word.

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Changing the text of a spell will not allow you to change the targets of the spell because the targets were chosen when the spell was cast. The text change will (probably) cause it to be countered since the targets will be illegal.

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It only changes what is printed on the card (or set on a token when it was created or set by a copy effect). It will not change any effects that are on the permanent.

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You can’t Sleight proper nouns (i.e. card names). This means that you can’t affect a “Black Vise”.

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