Twisted Reflection
Instant
Choose one —
• Target creature gets -6/-0 until end of turn.
• Switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.
Entwine 
(Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #27213
Twisted Reflection swaps a creature's power and toughness until end of turn — or permanently — and tacks on a loot for two mana at instant speed. The modal flexibility and cantrip effect make it a genuine two-for-one in blue tempo shells, not a niche trick.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Twisted Reflection earns its slot in blue tempo and control decks that want cheap interaction plus card selection — turning a 5/2 attacker into a 2/5 that dies to its own combat step is real work at instant speed. In Legacy and Vintage, the competition is steep; Twisted Reflection is too narrow to displace format staples, but it slots into dedicated looting engines where the stat-swap is incidental upside. Modern is the format most likely to use it earnestly, particularly in Merfolk or tempo shells that can exploit the power-toughness swap on a blocker to win combat while replacing itself. It's legal in Oathbreaker and functions identically to its Commander role there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Twisted Reflection is deep bulk — grab a playset without thinking about it. Bulk instants with cantrip modes rarely spike unless a specific combo or deck breaks them out, and nothing on the horizon suggests that's coming for this one.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.