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Certain cards in ''Magic'' have effects that can change the text of other cards and are referred to as "'''text-changing effects'''" or, informally, as "'''hacks'''". Cards with such effects may themselves be referred to as "text-changing effects" but are more commonly referred to as "hacks", a term that has been recognized by at least ''[[5th Edition]]'', by the ''Glossary of the [[Official Strategy Guide (5th Edition)]]''. Text-changing effects are considered exclusively within [[blue|blue magic]] according to the historic and current understanding of the [[Color Pie]], and all cards with a text-changing effect have been blue to date. | Certain cards in ''Magic'' have effects that can change the text of other cards and are referred to as "'''text-changing effects'''" or, informally, as "'''hacks'''". Cards with such effects may themselves be referred to as "text-changing effects" but are more commonly referred to as "hacks", a term that has been recognized by at least ''[[5th Edition]]'', by the ''Glossary of the [[Official Strategy Guide (5th Edition)]]''. Text-changing effects are considered exclusively within [[blue|blue magic]] according to the historic and current understanding of the [[Color Pie]], and all cards with a text-changing effect have been blue to date. | ||
Text-changing effects replace each instance of a characteristic with another of the same genus (e.g., color) or type (e.g., basic land subtype, creature subtype). | Text-changing effects replace each instance of a characteristic, of a permanent or of a spell, with another of the same genus (e.g., color) or type (e.g., basic land subtype, creature subtype). | ||
==Comprehensive Rules== | ==Comprehensive Rules== | ||
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==List of text-changing effects== | ==List of text-changing effects== | ||
===Color word "hacks"=== | ===Color word "hacks"=== | ||
As of ''Dragon's Maze'', four ( | As of ''Dragon's Maze'', four (5) cards can change a color word to another: | ||
* <c>Alter Reality</c> (''[[Torment]]'') | * <c>Alter Reality</c> (''[[Torment]]'') | ||
* <c>Balduvian Shaman</c> (''[[Ice Age]]'') | * <c>Balduvian Shaman</c> (''[[Ice Age]]'') | ||
* <c>Glamerdye</c> (''[[Eventide]]'') | * <c>Glamerdye</c> (''[[Eventide]]'') | ||
* <c>Sleight of Mind</c> (''[[ | * <c>Sleight of Mind</c> (''[[Limited Edition]]'', ''[[Unlimited Edition]]'', ''[[Revised Edition]]'', ''[[4th Edition]]'', ''[[Ice Age]]'', ''[[5th Edition]]'') | ||
===Basic land subtype "hacks"=== | ===Basic land subtype "hacks"=== | ||
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===Other "hacks"=== | ===Other "hacks"=== | ||
*''[[Champions of Kamigawa]]'' featured <c>Swirl the Mists</c>, an enchantment that can replace all instance of color words in the text of spells and permanents with a chosen color word, chosen as it enters the battlefield. | |||
*''[[Unhinged]]'' featured <c>Magical Hacker</c>, a creature that can replace plus ("+") signs in text boxes with minus ("−") signs and vice versa. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Color changers]] | *[[Color changers]] | ||
*[[Land changers]] | *[[Land changers]] | ||
*[[Overload]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 12:06, 26 April 2013
Template:Navigation CR Certain cards in Magic have effects that can change the text of other cards and are referred to as "text-changing effects" or, informally, as "hacks". Cards with such effects may themselves be referred to as "text-changing effects" but are more commonly referred to as "hacks", a term that has been recognized by at least 5th Edition, by the Glossary of the Official Strategy Guide (5th Edition). Text-changing effects are considered exclusively within blue magic according to the historic and current understanding of the Color Pie, and all cards with a text-changing effect have been blue to date.
Text-changing effects replace each instance of a characteristic, of a permanent or of a spell, with another of the same genus (e.g., color) or type (e.g., basic land subtype, creature subtype).
Comprehensive Rules
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List of text-changing effects
Color word "hacks"
As of Dragon's Maze, four (5) cards can change a color word to another:
- Alter Reality (Torment)
- Balduvian Shaman (Ice Age)
- Glamerdye (Eventide)
- Sleight of Mind (Limited Edition, Unlimited Edition, Revised Edition, 4th Edition, Ice Age, 5th Edition)
Basic land subtype "hacks"
As of Dragon's Maze, one (1) card can change a basic land subtype to another:
Color word and/or basic land subtype "hacks"
As of Dragon's Maze, five (5) cards can change a color word to another or a basic land subtype to another:
- Crystal Spray (Invasion)
- Mind Bend (Mirage, 8th Edition, 9th Edition, 10th Edition)
- Spectral Shift (Fifth Dawn)
- Trait Doctoring (Dragon's Maze)
- Whim of Volrath (Tempest)
Creature subtype "hacks"
As of Dragon's Maze, one (1) card can change a creature subtype with another:
Other "hacks"
- Champions of Kamigawa featured Swirl the Mists, an enchantment that can replace all instance of color words in the text of spells and permanents with a chosen color word, chosen as it enters the battlefield.
- Unhinged featured Magical Hacker, a creature that can replace plus ("+") signs in text boxes with minus ("−") signs and vice versa.