Sleight of Mind 
Instant
Oracle text (EN)
Instant
Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (For example, you may change "target black spell" to "target blue spell." This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Printing details
- Set
- CED · 79
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Released
- 1993-12-10
- Prices
- €2.16 · $6.03
Price history
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- Cardmarket, trend
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend |
|---|---|
| October 28, 2026 | €2.16 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €2.00 trend €2.16 30-day avg €5.41 | low – trend €0.00 30-day avg – |
| CardTrader (EN) | No offers | |
| CardTrader (any language) | No offers | |
Cardmarket updated Oct 30, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Not legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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Can’t change a color word to the same color word. It must be a different word.
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Can target a card with no color words on it.
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You choose the words to change on resolution.
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It can’t change a word to the same word. It must be a different word.
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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.
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Can target a card with no appropriate words on it, or even one with no words at all.
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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.
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Alters all occurrences of the chosen word in the text box and the type line of the given card.
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You can’t Sleight proper nouns (i.e. card names). This means that you can’t affect a “Black Vise”.
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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.