Soul Manipulation

Soul Manipulation

{1}{U}{B}Instant

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Choose one or both —

• Counter target creature spell.

• Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

What it does

Tagged as Counterspell · Recursion — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Get it in a precon

Included in 2 preconstructed decks — cheapest sealed first.

Official rulings

  1. You may choose just the first mode (targeting a creature spell), just the second mode (targeting a creature card in your graveyard), or both modes (targeting a creature spell and a creature card in your graveyard). You can’t choose a mode unless there’s a legal target for it. (2009-05-01)
  2. If you choose both modes, you choose their targets at the same time. You can’t counter your own creature spell and then return that card from your graveyard to your hand. (2009-05-01)

Printings & prices

Every set Soul Manipulation has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

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