Torchling
~$0.28 low · ~$7.64 high
Red. Creature — Shapeshifter
Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth #58 · Illustrated by rk post
Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth #58 · Illustrated by rk postWhat is Torchling worth?
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Oracle text
: Untap this creature.
: Target creature blocks this creature this turn if able.
: Change the target of target spell that targets only this creature.
: This creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
: This creature gets -1/+1 until end of turn.
3/3
Format legality
All 3 printings of Torchling
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Archenemy: Nicol Bolas e01 #60· 2017rare· Cardmarket €0.23 | rare | $0.28 | No foil printing | €0.23 | |
 Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth ddi #58· 2012rare· Cardmarket €0.17 | rare | $0.33 | No foil printing | €0.17 | |
 Planar Chaos plc #110· 2007rare· Cardmarket €0.19 · €1.92 foil | rare | $0.35 | $7.64 | €0.19€1.92 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2007
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #20,442 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- rk post
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth card (#58).
58
- 58Collector number, as Scryfall lists it. The printed form can differ on promos and special products.
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.
Card breakdown
The parts of Torchling, read from the Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Torchling. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 5: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Shapeshifter is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Power / toughness
- 3/3: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By rk post. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth. Gold means rare.
- Collector number
- 58 = collector number, as Scryfall lists it. The printed form can differ on promos and special products.
- Artist
- rk post, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (3)
2007-02-01
When the third ability resolves, you must change the target if able. If you can't choose a legal target for the spell when this ability resolves, that spell's target doesn't change.
2007-02-01
If a spell has multiple targets, but it's targeting Torchling with all of them (such as Seeds of Strength targeting Torchling three times), you can target that spell with Torchling's third ability. In that case, you change all of those targets to the same new target, as long as it meets each of the spell's targeting conditions.
2007-02-01
If a spell targets multiple things, you can't target it with Torchling's third ability, even if all but one of those targets has become illegal.
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