---
name: "Transcantation"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "CMB1"
set_name: "Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019"
collector_number: "67"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ryan Printz"
oracle_id: "0855d618-4bfb-4536-8ffa-b61dc56c270f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/transcantation-cmb1"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Transcantation
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target instant or sorcery spell becomes a copy of Lightning Bolt. Its controller may choose new targets for it.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Reverberate](/printing/reverberate-pd2.md) — Instant
2. [Wild Ricochet](/printing/wild-ricochet-cmd.md) — Instant
3. [Geistblast](/printing/geistblast-soi.md) — Instant
4. [Chain Lightning](/printing/chain-lightning-sld.md) — Sorcery
5. [Twincast](/printing/twincast-10e.md) — Instant
6. [Redirect Lightning](/printing/redirect-lightning-tla.md) — Instant — Lesson

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019 (CMB1) #67
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ryan Printz
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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