---
name: "Invert Polarity"
mana_cost: "{U}{U}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "MH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3"
collector_number: "190"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Leonardo Santanna"
oracle_id: "69e12b1f-0fd9-43a9-b3db-fe08290442c6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/invert-polarity-mh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Invert Polarity
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{U}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose target spell, then flip a coin. If you win the flip, gain control of that spell and you may choose new targets for it. If you lose the flip, counter that spell.

> *"Skreeg! Credevo di averti detto si smetterla di rovinare... Oh, ha funzionato. Ottimo lavoro, Skreeg."
—Ral Zarek*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Planar Chaos](/printing/planar-chaos-jud.md) — Enchantment
2. [Reverse the Polarity](/printing/reverse-the-polarity-who.md) — Instant
3. [Chef's Kiss](/printing/chefs-kiss-pmh2.md) — Instant
4. [Crooked Scales](/printing/crooked-scales-plst.md) — Artifact
5. [Invert // Invent](/printing/invert-invent-grn.md) — Instant // Instant
6. [Winter Sky](/printing/winter-sky-hml.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #190
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Leonardo Santanna
- **Total Printings:** 14 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`