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Magic: The Gathering · The Zeta Set · Rare

Imp's Mischief

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Imp's Mischief
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ScryfallEDHREC

Rules Text

Change the target of target spell with a single target. You lose life equal to that spell's mana value.

Card Facts

Mana value
2
Colors
Color identity
EDHREC rank
#650
Rarity
Rare
Artist

Legality

Brawl

Legal

Commander

Legal

Competitive Brawl

Legal

Duel Commander

Legal

Gladiator

Legal

Historic

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Modern

Legal

Oathbreaker

Legal

Penny Dreadful

Legal

PreDH

Legal

Timeless

Legal

TLR

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Alchemy

Not legal

Future

Not legal

Old School

Not legal

Pauper

Not legal

Pauper Commander

Not legal

Pioneer

Not legal

Premodern

Not legal

Standard

Not legal

Standard Brawl

Not legal

Rulings

  1. Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast

    You don't choose the new target for the spell until Imp's Mischief resolves. You must change the target if possible. However, you can't change the target to an illegal target. If there are no legal targets to choose from, the target isn't changed. It doesn't matter if the original target has somehow become illegal itself.

  2. Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast

    If a spell targets multiple things, you can't target it with Imp's Mischief, even if all but one of those targets have become illegal.

  3. Oct 4, 2004 · Wizards of the Coast

    The target of a spell that targets another spell on the stack can be changed to any other spell on the stack, even if the new target will resolve before the spell does.

  4. Oct 4, 2004 · Wizards of the Coast

    You can't make a spell which is on the stack target itself.

  5. Oct 4, 2004 · Wizards of the Coast

    You can choose to make a spell on the stack target this spell (if such a target choice would be legal had the spell been cast while this spell was on the stack). The new target for the deflected spell is not chosen until this spell resolves. This spell is still on the stack when new targets are selected for the spell.

  6. Oct 4, 2004 · Wizards of the Coast

    Once the spell resolves, the new target is considered to be targeted by the deflected spell. This will trigger any effects which trigger on being targeted.

  7. Oct 4, 2004 · Wizards of the Coast

    This does not check if the current target is legal. It just checks if the spell has a single target.

  8. Oct 4, 2004 · Wizards of the Coast

    You choose the spell to target on announcement, but you pick the new target for that spell on resolution.

  9. Oct 4, 2004 · Wizards of the Coast

    If there is no other legal target for the spell, this does not change the target.

  10. Oct 4, 2004 · Wizards of the Coast

    This only targets the spell being changed, not the original or new target of the spell it is affecting.

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Community

Decks using this card

9 public decks run Imp's Mischief; here are the 8 most recently updated.


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TheGentleman
TheGentleman29 days ago
3900
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DO
Doni2 months ago
100