Alter Reality
Torment 22 • rare
- Set
- Torment
- Collector number
- 22
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Justin Sweet
- Market price
- $2.32
What it does
Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Flashback 1 generic mana blue mana (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Alter Reality was released in 2002 as part of the Torment expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set is famously centered around the plane of Torment, a harsh and subterranean environment where black mana is the dominant force. The card was designed to reflect the set's mechanical focus on graveyard recursion and shifting battlefield states, functioning as an instant that allows a player to change the color of a permanent.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Matt Cavotta, who contributed numerous pieces to the game during this era. Cavotta's visual style for Torment leaned into the set's dark, gothic atmosphere, using moody lighting and surrealist imagery to convey the card's theme of fundamental instability. Upon release, the card was viewed primarily as a niche utility tool, finding its place in specific deck-building strategies rather than becoming a staple of competitive play.
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