---
name: "Reverse the Sands"
mana_cost: "{6}{W}{W}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "41"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jeremy Jarvis"
oracle_id: "b353f0ab-266c-4448-b93b-fafb68b03765"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/reverse-the-sands-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Reverse the Sands
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}{W}{W}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Redistribute any number of players' life totals. (Each of those players gets one life total back.)

> *Schlimmer als die Jahre der Alterung war die Belastung des Gedächtnisses. Der junge Mönch verlor seine Jugend und gewann ein nachempfundenes Leben voller Härten und Klagen.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Repay in Kind](/printing/repay-in-kind-plst.md) — Sorcery
2. [Get a Life](/printing/get-a-life-ugl.md) — Instant
3. [Life Cloud](/printing/life-cloud-unk.md) — Sorcery
4. [Sway of the Stars](/printing/sway-of-the-stars-sld.md) — Sorcery
5. [Balance](/printing/balance-olep.md) — Sorcery
6. [Balancing Act](/printing/balancing-act-ody.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #41
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jeremy Jarvis
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`