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'''Soulshift''' is a [[triggered ability]] on some Spirit creatures found in ''[[Champions of Kamigawa]]''. The ability allows a player to return a, typically, less expensive Spirit card from their [[graveyard]] to their hand.
'''Soulshift''' is a [[triggered ability]] on some Spirit creatures found in ''[[Kamigawa block|Kamigawa]]'' [[Kamigawa block|block]]. The ability allows a player to return a Spirit card of mana value no greater than the Soulshift number from their [[graveyard]] to their hand when the Soulshift creature dies. With the exception of {{Card|Promised Kannushi}}, a Human Druid, all Soulshift cards have mana value one greater than their Soulshift number.


==Rules==
==Rules==
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==Rulings==
==Rulings==
*The soulshift number tells you the maximum [[Mana#Converted Mana Cost|converted mana cost]] of the Spirit card you can target.
*The soulshift number tells you the maximum [[Mana#Mana value|mana value]] of the Spirit card you can target.
*You choose whether or not to return the targeted creature card when the ability resolves.
*You choose whether or not to return the targeted creature card when the ability resolves.



Revision as of 07:41, 16 August 2022

Soulshift
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Keyword Ability
Type Triggered
Introduced Champions of Kamigawa
Last used Saviors of Kamigawa
Reminder Text Soulshift N (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value N or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
Statistics
27 cards
{W} 18.5% {B} 33.3% {G} 48.1%
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keyword:"Soulshift"

Soulshift is a triggered ability on some Spirit creatures found in Kamigawa block. The ability allows a player to return a Spirit card of mana value no greater than the Soulshift number from their graveyard to their hand when the Soulshift creature dies. With the exception of Promised Kannushi, a Human Druid, all Soulshift cards have mana value one greater than their Soulshift number.

Rules

From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

Soulshift
A keyword ability that lets a player return a card from their graveyard to their hand. See rule 702.46, “Soulshift.”

From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

  • 702.46. Soulshift
    • 702.46a Soulshift is a triggered ability. “Soulshift N” means “When this permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may return target Spirit card with mana value N or less from your graveyard to your hand.”
    • 702.46b If a permanent has multiple instances of soulshift, each triggers separately.

Rulings

  • The soulshift number tells you the maximum mana value of the Spirit card you can target.
  • You choose whether or not to return the targeted creature card when the ability resolves.

Examples

Example 1

Thousand-legged Kami {6}{G}{G}
Creature — Spirit
6/6
Soulshift 7 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 7 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

Example 2

Forked-Branch Garami {3}{G}{G}
Creature — Spirit
4/4
Soulshift 4, soulshift 4 (When this creature dies, you may return up to two target Spirit cards with converted mana cost 4 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

Example 3

Kodama of the Center Tree {4}{G}
Legendary Creature — Spirit
*/*
Kodama of the Center Tree’s power and toughness are each equal to the number of Spirits you control.
Kodama of the Center Tree has soulshift X, where X is the number of Spirits you control. (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost X or less from your graveyard to your hand.)