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Fate Transfer

Instant

Move all counters from target creature onto another target creature.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{U/B}
Color identity
BU
Rarity
common
Set
Shadowmoor
Price
$0.34
EDHREC rank
#18638
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Fate Transfer card art
Fate Transfer moves all counters from one permanent to another — instant speed, two mana, no questions asked. The ceiling is absurd when you're redirecting a full Eternity Vessel load or rescuing a key creature before removal lands, but outside of dedicated counter-manipulation decks it's a blank.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Commander is the only home where Fate Transfer earns a slot, and only in the right builds — proliferate, charge-counter, or persist/undying synergy decks that generate enough counters to make the transfer meaningful. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; the formats move too fast for a two-mana effect with no immediate board impact. Pauper is the same story: commons that do nothing without setup don't survive the efficiency bar.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.34 bulk tier

At $0.34, Fate Transfer is deep bulk — you're not paying a premium for anything here. It won't appreciate; pick it up if the deck calls for it and don't think twice about the cost.

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