Reverse the Sands
Commander 2016 75 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2016
- Collector number
- 75
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Jeremy Jarvis
- Market price
- $1.04
What it does
Redistribute any number of players' life totals. (Each of those players gets one life total back.)
Worse than the years of aging was the burden of memory. The young monk lost his youth and gained a vicarious lifetime of hardship and woe.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Reverse the Sands was released in 2016 as part of the Commander 2016 expansion, a set specifically designed to support the multiplayer Magic: The Gathering format. It appeared in the Open Hostility deck, a red-white-green combination that emphasized aggressive playstyles and combat-focused mechanics. The card was created to provide a high-impact, chaotic utility effect that could swing the momentum of a multi-player game by redistributing life totals among all participants.
The card was illustrated by Nils Hamm, a frequent contributor to the game known for his atmospheric and surreal artistic style. Hamm’s depiction of shifting dunes and elemental forms captures the card's theme of temporal and physical instability. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche but effective political tool in Commander tables, often used as a defensive maneuver or a way to equalize the board state in high-tension moments.
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