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Mind Bend

Eighth Edition — rare

Instant

Mind Bend rulings:

2004-10-04: Can target a card with no appropriate words on it, or even one with no words at all.

2004-10-04: It can’t change a word to the same word. It must be a different word.

2004-10-04: Alters all occurrences of the chosen word in the text box and the type line of the given card.

2004-10-04: It only changes what is printed on the card (or set on a token when it was created or set by a copy effect). It will not change any effects that are on the permanent.

2004-10-04: You choose the words to change on resolution.

2004-10-04: You can’t change proper nouns (i.e. card names) such as “Island Fish Jasconius”.

2004-10-04: It can be used to change a land’s type from one basic land type to another. For example, Forest can be changed to Island so it produces blue mana. It doesn’t change the name of any permanent.

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