Soul Manipulation
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}{B}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Alara Reborn #29 (common)
- Price
- $0.17 USD
Choose one or both —
• Counter target creature spell.
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Soul Manipulation has 5 printings, first in Alara Reborn (2009). EDHREC ranks it #8,402 among Commander cards. It appears most in Anowon, the Ruin Thief decks (2,793 on EDHREC). 2 public decks on TCG run it. It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Soul Manipulation
- Mind Seize - Commander 2013, led by Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
- Sneak Attack - Zendikar Rising Commander, led by Anowon, the Ruin Thief
Commanders that run Soul Manipulation most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Anowon, the Ruin Thief: 2,793 decks
- Sivitri, Dragon Master: 886 decks
- Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen: 882 decks
- Lazav, Dimir Mastermind: 294 decks
- Grimgrin, Corpse-Born: 264 decks
- Crosis, the Purger: 242 decks
- Thraximundar: 177 decks
- Sygg, River Cutthroat: 158 decks
Often played with Soul Manipulation
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You may choose just the first mode (targeting a creature spell), just the second mode (targeting a creature card in your graveyard), or both modes (targeting a creature spell and a creature card in your graveyard). You can’t choose a mode unless there’s a legal target for it.
- : If you choose both modes, you choose their targets at the same time. You can’t counter your own creature spell and then return that card from your graveyard to your hand.