Fate Transfer (SHM #161)
Fate Transfer is a common printing from Shadowmoor (SHM #161), a Instant. Illustrated by Wayne England.
Card text
Move all counters from target creature onto another target creature.
"The cinders find strength in suffering, the elves in beauty. But if you make an elf suffer, he gets weaker. I wonder what happens if you make a cinder beautiful?"
—Hrugash, leech bonder
Details
| Mana cost | {1}{U/B} |
|---|---|
| Type | Instant |
| Rarity | Common |
| Set | Shadowmoor (SHM) |
| Collector number | 161 |
| Artist | Wayne England |
| Released | 2008-05-02 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.35, foil $31.37 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Not legal |
| Timeless | Not legal |
| Gladiator | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Not legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- May 1, 2008 — Fate Transfer moves any kind of counters, not just -1/-1 counters.
- May 1, 2008 — This effect may result in useless counters being placed on a creature. For example, if an age counter is moved from a creature with cumulative upkeep to a creature without cumulative upkeep, it will have no effect on the new creature.
- May 1, 2008 — If either one of the targets becomes illegal (because it leaves the battlefield or for any other reason) by the time Fate Transfer resolves, the counters don’t move. If both targets become illegal, Fate Transfer doesn’t resolve.