---
name: "Spectral Shift"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Entwine"]
set: "5DN"
set_name: "Fifth Dawn"
collector_number: "37"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "John Avon"
oracle_id: "99eb4f63-841f-4b6b-9794-82bc2ed7b758"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spectral-shift-5dn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Spectral Shift
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Entwine

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one basic land type with another. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
• Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Entwine {2} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mind Bend](/printing/mind-bend-8ed.md) — Instant
2. [Magical Hack](/printing/magical-hack-leb.md) — Instant
3. [Crystal Spray](/printing/crystal-spray-sld.md) — Instant
4. [Sleight of Mind](/printing/sleight-of-mind-5ed.md) — Instant
5. [Alter Reality](/printing/alter-reality-tor.md) — Instant
6. [Swirl the Mists](/printing/swirl-the-mists-chk.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Dawn (5DN) #37
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** John Avon
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`