---
name: "Whim of Volrath"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Buyback"]
set: "TMP"
set_name: "Tempest"
collector_number: "102"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Anthony S. Waters"
oracle_id: "51a20c9f-68d2-471b-8622-67d481b53b92"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/whim-of-volrath-tmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Whim of Volrath
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Buyback

## Oracle Text
Buyback {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Change the text of target permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another or one basic land type with another until end of turn. (For example, you may change "nonred creature" to "nongreen creature" or "plainswalk" to "swampwalk.")

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mind Bend](/printing/mind-bend-8ed.md) — Instant
2. [Sleight of Mind](/printing/sleight-of-mind-5ed.md) — Instant
3. [Crystal Spray](/printing/crystal-spray-sld.md) — Instant
4. [Spectral Shift](/printing/spectral-shift-5dn.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:** Tempest (TMP) #102
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Anthony S. Waters
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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