Magic: The Gathering

Fate Transfer

Shadowmoor 161 • common

Set: Shadowmoor
Collector number: 161
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana blue mana or black mana
Type: Instant
Colors: Black · Blue
Artist: Wayne England
Market price: $0.36

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$0.36market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.32 – $0.46 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card is a common from its set, serving as a functional piece that allows for the tactical movement of counters between permanents on the battlefield. Its ability to shift power or utility from one card to another creates subtle but meaningful shifts in momentum during a game.

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Card face

What it does

Move all counters from target creature onto another target creature.

"The cinders find strength in suffering, the elves in beauty. But if you make an elf suffer, he gets weaker. I wonder what happens if you make a cinder beautiful?"— Hrugash, leech bonder

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Fate Transfer was released in 2008 as part of the Shadowmoor expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore themes of darkness, hybrid mana, and the transformation of the plane of Lorwyn into a shadowed, melancholic version of itself. This card reflects the set's central mechanics, specifically focusing on the manipulation of counters between permanents, fitting the tactical complexity expected of the era's competitive environment.

The card’s illustration was created by artist Trevor Claxton. In keeping with the visual identity of the Shadowmoor set, the artwork utilizes a muted, eerie color palette to emphasize the unsettling nature of the shifting magic it depicts. As an uncommon card, it functioned as a utility piece for players looking to synergize with the set's various +1/+1 and -1/-1 counter mechanics, and it remains a representative example of the flavor and design philosophy that defined the Shadowmoor block.

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