Shifting Borders
~$0.33 low · ~$3.14 high
Blue. Instant — Arcane
Saviors of Kamigawa #56 · Illustrated by Alex Horley-Orlandelli
Saviors of Kamigawa #56 · Illustrated by Alex Horley-OrlandelliWhat is Shifting Borders worth?
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Oracle text
Exchange control of two target lands.
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
Format legality
The only printing of Shifting Borders
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saviors of Kamigawa sok #56· 2005uncommon· Cardmarket €0.49 · €1.80 foil | uncommon | $0.33 | $3.14 | €0.49€1.80 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2005
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #18,798 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Splice
- Artist
- Alex Horley-Orlandelli
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Saviors of Kamigawa card (#56).
56
- 56Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (5)
2005-06-01
If one of the targeted lands isn’t a legal target as Shifting Borders resolves (say, because it has left the battlefield or become untargetable), the exchange doesn’t occur.
2013-06-07
You choose all targets for the spell after revealing cards you want to splice, including any targets required by the text of any of those cards. You may choose a different target for each instance of the word “target” on the resulting spell.
2013-06-07
You reveal all cards you intend to splice at the same time. Each individual card can be spliced only once onto any one spell.
2013-06-07
A card with a splice ability can’t be spliced onto itself because the spell is on the stack (and not in your hand) when you reveal the cards you want to splice onto it.
2013-06-07
If all of the spell’s targets are illegal when the spell tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen.
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