Name
Magical Hack

Mana Cost

Type
Instant

Set
Secret Lair Drop

Rarity
Rare

Text

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.)


Flavor Text

Tired of the view from her cabin window, the wizard snapped her fingers, drew the curtain, and went to bed. In the morning it was perfect.


Number
#2141

Other Prints
Unlimited Edition
30th Anniversary Edition
Revised Edition
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border
Fourth Edition
Fifth Edition
Collectors' Edition
Intl. Collectors' Edition
Foreign Black Border
Limited Edition Alpha
Limited Edition Beta
Summer Magic / Edgar

Legal Formats
Commander | Duel | Legacy | Oathbreaker | Premodern | Vintage

Availability
Paper

Rulings

(04/10/2004)
Changing the text of a spell will not allow you to change the targets of the spell because the targets were chosen when the spell was cast. The text change will (probably) cause it to be countered since the targets will be illegal.


(04/10/2004)
It only changes what is printed on the card (or set on a token when it was created or set by a copy effect). It will not change any effects that are on the permanent.


(04/10/2004)
Can target a card with no appropriate words on it, or even one with no words at all.


(04/10/2004)
You can’t change proper nouns (i.e. card names) such as “Island Fish Jasconius”.


(04/10/2004)
Alters all occurrences of the chosen word in the text box and the type line of the given card.


(04/10/2004)
You choose the words to change on resolution.


(04/10/2004)
It can be used to change a land’s type from one basic land type to another. For example, Forest can be changed to Island so it produces blue mana. It doesn’t change the name of any permanent.


(04/10/2004)
If you change the text of a spell which is to become a permanent, the permanent will retain the text change until the effect wears off.


(04/10/2004)
It can’t change a word to the same word. It must be a different word.


Artist
Samuele Bandini

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