Spectral Shift
Fifth Dawn 37 • rare
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Collector number
- 37
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- John Avon
- Market price
- $0.53
What it does
Choose one —
• Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one basic land type with another. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
• Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Entwine 2 generic mana (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
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
Spectral Shift was released in 2004 as part of the Fifth Dawn expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed as part of a set centered around the mechanics of artifact interaction and modularity, serving as a blue instant that allowed players to change the color of a permanent. Its release marked the conclusion of the Mirrodin block, a high-fantasy setting defined by a metallic, artificial world.
The card features illustration by Darrell Riche, who contributed extensively to the visual language of the Mirrodin cycle. Riche's aesthetic for this piece emphasized the ethereal, shifting quality of mana, aligning with the card's functional role in manipulating color properties. While it remained a niche utility card in competitive play, it is recognized for its clean execution of a conceptual effect that highlights the complex color-identity rules of the game.
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