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◇ Catalog #101

Magical Hack

5ed·#101·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Julie Baroh

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$4.05+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.19 · low $3.82

NM$4.05

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.74–$4.28modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $6.49low $1.00range 549.0%n 240

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #21,798 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$4.05

Gameplay

Instant

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.)

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 9

2004-10-04wotc

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.

2004-10-04wotc

You choose the words to change on resolution.

2004-10-04wotc

It can’t change a word to the same word. It must be a different word.

2004-10-04wotc

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.05. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.00 and $6.49 across 240 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 5ED — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #101 of *Fifth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1997 Fifth Edition release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #21,798 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Julie Baroh. Rarix catalogs 113 other cards credited to this artist.