Reality Shift is an uncommon Instant card from the 2022 Magic: The Gathering Neon Dynasty Commander subset, designed to disrupt opponents by exiling creatures and manifesting library cards.
Reality Shift
2022 • Magic: The Gathering • Neon Dynasty • Commander
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Description
Reality Shift appears as card number 95 in the 2022 Magic: The Gathering Neon Dynasty Commander subset. This Uncommon Instant card, illustrated by Howard Lyon, offers a strategic disruption tool for players building their decks. The card features a mana cost of {1}{U} and a mana value of 2, making it an efficient option for blue-based strategies. The card's primary effect allows a player to exile a target creature. Following this exile, the creature's controller manifests the top card of their library. Manifesting places that card onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. If the manifested card is a creature card, it can be turned face up any time for its mana cost, potentially revealing a powerful threat or utility card that was previously hidden in the library. Collectors often seek this card for its unique gameplay mechanics and its place within the Neon Dynasty expansion. The Commander subset provides a curated experience for casual play, and Reality Shift fits into decks that value card advantage and board control through unconventional means. Understanding the rules text is essential for appreciating the card's strategic depth. Whether you are interested in the artistic design by Howard Lyon or the strategic implications of the card's effect, this release remains a notable part of the Neon Dynasty era. Exploring cards like Reality Shift helps collectors understand the evolving landscape of the trading card game.
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Card Details
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Featured Subject
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Reality Shift
Game
Magic: The Gathering
TCG Attributes
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Uncommon
Howard Lyon
Card Stock
English
{1}{U}
Instant
U
Card Text
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Exile target creature. Its controller manifests the top card of their library. (That player puts the top card of their library onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. If it's a creature card, it can be turned face up any time for its mana cost.)
FAQ
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What does Reality Shift do in Magic: The Gathering?
Reality Shift exiles a target creature and forces its controller to manifest the top card of their library. The manifested card enters the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature and can be turned face up for its mana cost if it is a creature card.
Which set is Reality Shift from?
Reality Shift is part of the Neon Dynasty Commander subset, released in 2022 as part of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It is card number 95 in this subset.
Who illustrated the card Reality Shift?
The artwork for Reality Shift was created by Howard Lyon, who is credited as the artist for this card in the Neon Dynasty Commander subset.
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