Imp's Mischief
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SetCMM
Collector #514
Released2023-08-04
Rarityrare
ArtistThomas M. Baxa
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Imp's Mischief

RareColour IDMV 2
Instant
Change the target of target spell with a single target. You lose life equal to that spell's mana value.
Card capabilities
Instant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
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Rulings (10)
wotc12 Apr 2024
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.
wotc12 Apr 2024
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.
wotc4 Oct 2004
You choose the spell to target on announcement, but you pick the new target for that spell on resolution.
wotc4 Oct 2004
This only targets the spell being changed, not the original or new target of the spell it is affecting.
wotc4 Oct 2004
You can't make a spell which is on the stack target itself.
wotc4 Oct 2004
If there is no other legal target for the spell, this does not change the target.