Role Reversal
~$0.35 low · ~$1.11 high
Multicolor. Sorcery
War of the Spark #214 · Illustrated by Mathias Kollros
War of the Spark #214 · Illustrated by Mathias KollrosWhat is Role Reversal worth?
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Oracle text
Exchange control of two target permanents that share a permanent type.
Uthlon the Wise scandalized sphinx society, hooting the answers to riddles as he rampaged through Tin Street. Grangle, on the other hand, sat for hours, deep in thought, largely ignored by fellow goblins.
Format legality
All 2 printings of Role Reversal
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 War of the Spark Promos pwar #214s· 2019Promorare· Cardmarket €0.74 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $1.11 | €0.74 foil | |
 War of the Spark war #214· 2019rare· Cardmarket €0.27 · €0.53 foil | rare | $0.35 | $0.47 | €0.27€0.53 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2019
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #7,808 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Mathias Kollros
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the War of the Spark card (#214).
214 · WAR · R · EN
- 214Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- WARSet code for War of the Spark
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (6)
2019-05-03
Role Reversal’s effect lasts indefinitely. It doesn’t wear off during the cleanup step, and it doesn’t expire if the permanents stop sharing a permanent type after Role Reversal has resolved.
2019-05-03
Gaining control of a permanent doesn’t cause you to gain control of any Auras or Equipment attached to it.
2019-05-03
The permanent types are artifact, creature, enchantment, land, and planeswalker. Supertypes, like legendary, aren’t permanent types. For example, you can’t exchange control of a legendary creature with a legendary planeswalker.
2019-05-03
You don’t have to control either target permanent.
2019-05-03
If one of the target permanents is an illegal target when Role Reversal resolves, the exchange won’t happen.
2019-05-03
If the same player controls both permanents when Role Reversal resolves, nothing happens.
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