Reality Shift

Card text

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.)

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.28 (as of 2026-11-01).

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Format legality

Legality of Reality Shift by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

Other printings of Reality Shift

Reality Shift has been printed in 17 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Reality Shift, newest first.

• 2014-11-24 The face-down permanent is a 2/2 creature with no name, mana cost, creature types, or abilities. It's colorless and has a mana value of 0. Other effects that apply to the permanent can still grant or change any of these characteristics.
• 2014-11-24 If a double-faced card is manifested, it will be put onto the battlefield face down. While face down, it can't transform. If the front face of the card is a creature card, you can turn it face up by paying its mana cost. If you do, its front face will be up.
• 2014-11-24 Unlike a face-down creature that was cast using the morph ability, a manifested creature may still be turned face up after it loses its abilities if it's a creature card.
• 2014-11-24 You must ensure that your face-down spells and permanents can easily be differentiated from each other. You're not allowed to mix up the cards that represent them on the battlefield in order to confuse other players. The order they entered the battlefield should remain clear. Common methods for indicating this include using markers or dice, or simply placing them in order on the battlefield. You must also track how each became face down (manifested, cast face down using the morph ability, and so on).
• 2014-11-24 Turning a permanent face up or face down doesn't change whether that permanent is tapped or untapped.
• 2014-11-24 Any time you have priority, you may turn a manifested creature face up by revealing that it's a creature card (ignoring any copy effects or type-changing effects that might be applying to it) and paying its mana cost. This is a special action. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
• 2014-11-24 A permanent that turns face up or face down changes characteristics but is otherwise the same permanent. Spells and abilities that were targeting that permanent, as well as Auras and Equipment that were attached to the permanent, aren't affected.
• 2014-11-24 Because face-down creatures don't have names, they can't have the same name as any other creature, even another face-down creature.

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