Whim of Volrath
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- Nonfoil
- $9.20
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Printing details
- Set
- Tempest
- Released
- October 14, 1997
- Language
- en
- Collector no.
- #102
- Rarity
- rare
Card text
Oracle text — the current official rules text for this card.
Buyback {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Change the text of target permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another or one basic land type with another until end of turn. (For example, you may change "nonred creature" to "nongreen creature" or "plainswalk" to "swampwalk.")
What this card can do
- Buyback
- Pay the extra buyback cost, and the spell returns to your hand after it resolves.
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Beginner guide
Card text above uses Oracle text, the current official rules text for this card.
This costs one blue mana.
- Mana
- Mana is the resource you spend to cast spells and activate abilities.
- Generic mana
- A numbered mana cost can be paid with mana of any type.
- Land
- Lands are cards that commonly produce mana.