---
name: "Imp's Mischief"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PLC"
set_name: "Planar Chaos"
collector_number: "72"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Thomas M. Baxa"
oracle_id: "30ec73ad-c7a1-4527-8dc6-44bdd65b9ba6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/imps-mischief-plc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Imp's Mischief
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Change the target of target spell with a single target. You lose life equal to that spell's mana value.

> *罪なき者は罪ある者の犯罪の報いを受けるのか？ もちろんその通り。 それこそが弱者の運命と言うものだ。 ――ニコル・ボーラス*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Swerve](/printing/swerve-ala.md) — Instant
2. [Shunt](/printing/shunt-dst.md) — Instant
3. [Divert](/printing/divert-mp2.md) — Instant
4. [Deflection](/printing/deflection-ice.md) — Instant
5. [Meddle](/printing/meddle-mir.md) — Instant
6. [Redirect](/printing/redirect-m13.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planar Chaos (PLC) #72
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Thomas M. Baxa
- **Total Printings:** 35 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`