Perplex
Perplex: Instant, Ravnica: City of Guilds. Counter target spell unless its controller discards their hand. Transmute 1UB Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue and black (UB)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV)
- Released
- 2005-10-07
- Collector number
- 217
- Artist
- Tsutomu Kawade
- Keywords
- Transmute
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About Perplex
Perplex is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue and black instant from Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV), an expansion set released in October 2005. It is collector number 217 in that set, with art by Tsutomu Kawade. It costs {1}{U}{B} (one generic, one blue and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is blue and black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and PreDH. Ravnica: City of Guilds is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.93 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Counter target spell unless its controller discards their hand.
Transmute {1}{U}{B} ({1}{U}{B}, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.93 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Perplex 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 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Perplex.
- If the spell’s controller has no cards in their hand, that player can still choose to discard their hand and prevent the spell from being countered.
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