Transcantation (Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021 #67)

Transcantation {1}{R}

Instant

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

Illustrated by Ryan Printz

Standard
Alchemy
Pioneer
Explorer
Modern
Historic
Legacy
Brawl
Vintage
Timeless
Commander
Pauper
Oathbreaker
Penny
Notes and Rules Information for Transcantation:
  • Any additional effects that happen while a spell is resolving based on additional or alternative costs, such as buyback and flashback, won’t happen. (2019-11-12)
  • Lightning Bolt is an instant with mana cost {R} and the ability “Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.” (2019-11-12)
  • The target spell loses all characteristics printed on the card and has only Lightning Bolt’s characteristics. These become the spell’s copiable values. Once it resolves, it’s put into its owner’s graveyard and has its normal characteristics again. (2019-11-12)
  • As the spell becomes Lightning Bolt, it stops having any targets. If the spell’s controller doesn’t change the spell’s target so it has one, the spell won’t resolve. (2019-11-12)