Crimson Wisps
Crimson Wisps: Instant, Foundations Jumpstart. Target creature becomes red and gains haste until end of turn. Draw a card. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {R}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
- Released
- 2024-11-15
- Collector number
- 533
- Artist
- Jim Nelson
- Commander rank
- 2,459 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Crimson Wisps
Crimson Wisps is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common red instant from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 533 in that set, with art by Jim Nelson. It costs {R} (one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Shadowmoor (2008) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Target creature becomes red and gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack and {T} this turn.)
Draw a card.
The whispers are incomprehensible, yet cinders always hear a message of urgency.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.21 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Crimson Wisps by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Crimson Wisps
Crimson Wisps has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #J25-533 | Common | 2026 |
| The List (PLST) #SHM-88 | Common | 2024 |
| Shadowmoor (SHM) #88 | Common | 2008 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Crimson Wisps, newest first.
- Colorless is not a color.
- An effect that changes a permanent's colors overwrites all its old colors unless it specifically says "in addition to its other colors." For example, after Cerulean Wisps resolves, the affected creature will just be blue. It doesn't matter what colors it used to be (even if, for example, it used to be blue and black).
- Changing a permanent's color won't change its text. If you turn Wilt-Leaf Liege blue, it will still affect green creatures and white creatures.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Crimson Wisps is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.