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Change of Heart

Instant

Buyback {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Target creature can't attack this turn.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
common
Set
Stronghold
Price
$0.18
EDHREC rank
#25016
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Change of Heart card art
Change of Heart taps a creature and prevents it from untapping next turn — two turns of lockout on one blocker or attacker for a single white mana. Outside of Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements decks where it counts as a named Air Nomad spell, it's a niche tempo piece with a narrow home.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Change of Heart is a bulk common legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker — and the formats tell you exactly where it belongs. In Pauper it competes with Azorius Arrester and Kor Skyfisher effects that leave a body behind, so it rarely makes the cut. In Commander, the card is nearly invisible except in Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements builds that care about casting spells with specific tribal tags. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a one-mana tap effect.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.18 bulk tier

At $0.18, Change of Heart is deep bulk — the kind of card that costs more to ship than to buy. Demand is narrow enough that the price has nowhere meaningful to go, so pick it up if you need it and don't think twice about it.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.