Magical Hack
Limited Edition Beta 64 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Beta
- Collector number
- 64
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Julie Baroh
- Market price
- $79.99
What it does
Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one basic land type with another. (For example, you may change "swampwalk" to "plainswalk." This effect lasts indefinitely.)
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
Magical Hack was released in 1993 as part of the Limited Edition Beta set for Magic: The Gathering, the world's first collectible card game. Created by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast, the game emerged from a desire to create a fast-paced, portable strategy experience that could be expanded through incremental releases. Beta functioned as the second printing of the game, following the limited Alpha release, and served to correct minor errors while addressing the significant demand from players who missed the initial launch.
The card features artwork by Julie Baroh, whose illustrative style helped define the early aesthetic of the game. Magical Hack allows a player to change the color word on a card, reflecting the game's focus on magical manipulation and rule-bending interactions. While the card is often cited for its niche utility in competitive play, it remains a quintessential artifact of the game's early design philosophy, which prioritized experimental mechanics and high-variance interactions that rewarded creative deck building.
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