“"Birth and death are both reversible." —Nicol Bolas”
Soul Manipulation
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Instant
Mana Cost: {1}{U}{B}
Oracle Rules Text: Choose one or both — • Counter target creature spell. • Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Flavor Text: "Birth and death are both reversible." —Nicol Bolas
Set: Zendikar Rising Commander (#100), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: Carl Critchlow
Instant
Black
Blue
Uncommon
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
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Official Rulings (2)
2009-05-01
You may choose just the first mode (targeting a creature spell), just the second mode (targeting a creature card in your graveyard), or both modes (targeting a creature spell and a creature card in your graveyard). You can’t choose a mode unless there’s a legal target for it.
2009-05-01
If you choose both modes, you choose their targets at the same time. You can’t counter your own creature spell and then return that card from your graveyard to your hand.
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