Reverse Polarity
~$0.25 low · ~$1.99 high
White. Instant
Summer Magic / Edgar #36 · Illustrated by Justin Hampton
Summer Magic / Edgar #36 · Illustrated by Justin HamptonWhat is Reverse Polarity worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
You gain X life, where X is twice the damage dealt to you so far this turn by artifacts.
Format legality
All 4 printings of Reverse Polarity
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Summer Magic / Edgar sum #36· 1994uncommon | uncommon | — | — | |
 Revised Edition 3ed #36· 1994uncommon· Cardmarket €0.26 | uncommon | $0.25 | €0.26 | |
 Foreign Black Border fbb #36· 1994Frenchuncommon· Cardmarket €0.39 | uncommon | $1.99 | €0.39 | |
 Antiquities atq #7· 1994common· Cardmarket €0.68 | common | $0.45 | €0.68 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1994
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #30,020 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Justin Hampton
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Summer Magic / Edgar card (#36).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Reverse Polarity, read from the Summer Magic / Edgar printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Reverse Polarity. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Instant is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Illustration
- By Justin Hampton. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Summer Magic / Edgar has no set symbol: core sets before Sixth Edition had none.
- Artist
- Justin Hampton, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- The copyright notice.
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