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Fork 2ED

Other printings of "Fork": ME4 #116 30A #148 LEA #152 2ED #153 3ED #153 CED #153 CEI #153 FBB #153 LEB #153 SUM #153 PRM #207 30A #445

Card

id663
artistAmy Weber
artistIdsc1160787-e72e-4f89-b361-c6864f7a4e3a
asciiName
attractionLights
availabilitypaper
boosterTypesdefault
borderColorwhite
colorIdentityR
colorIndicator
colorsR
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank7380
edhrecSaltiness0.55
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesnonfoil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersion1993
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil0
hasNonFoil1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved1
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{R}{R}
manaValue2
nameFork
number153
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalTextAny sorcery or instant spell just cast is doubled. Treat Fork as an exact copy of target spell except that Fork remains red. Copy and original may have different targets.
otherFaceIds
power
printings2ED, 30A, 3ED, CED, CEI, FBB, LEA, LEB, ME4, PRM, SUM
promoTypes
rarityrare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode2ED
side
signature
sourceProducts{'nonfoil': ['3f7ddeba-52f5-5f8f-a013-309403c8a870', '88f78f27-1c8e-5bec-8c78-e2a75ff2d91f']}
subsets
subtypes
supertypes
textCopy target instant or sorcery spell, except that the copy is red. You may choose new targets for the copy.
toughness
typeInstant
typesInstant
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variations
watermark
setNameUnlimited Edition

Identifiers

id663
cardKingdomEtchedId
cardKingdomFoilId
cardKingdomId13093
cardsphereFoilId
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deckboxId1675
mcmId4933
mcmMetaId
mtgArenaId
mtgjsonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonNonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonV4Id1df2862a-abef-5ee4-bf35-53e75ae32163
mtgoFoilId
mtgoId
multiverseId797
scryfallCardBackId0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
scryfallIda877d692-018b-4a08-ab6f-9707b267f6fd
scryfallIllustrationIdd225980a-5536-4f54-9084-7789cdf59db0
scryfallOracleId50c53ae0-51ba-4046-ac74-87c65e688032
tcgplayerEtchedProductId
tcgplayerProductId9066
uuidf9dde014-ef02-5395-8c6e-229e5364d496

Legalities

id663
alchemy
brawl
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiator
historic
legacyLegal
modern
oathbreakerLegal
oldschoolLegal
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneer
predhLegal
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuidf9dde014-ef02-5395-8c6e-229e5364d496
vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

id663
cardKingdomhttps://mtgjson.com/links/624d7d0fe55c305a
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarket
tcgplayerhttps://mtgjson.com/links/8a13c503905179fd
tcgplayerEtched
uuidf9dde014-ef02-5395-8c6e-229e5364d496

Foreign Data (per language)

No foreign data.

Rulings

datetext
2004-10-04For spells that can have a variable number of targets, the controller of the copy must use the same number of targets the original spell did.
2004-10-04Fork does not let you make non-targeting choices about the spell.
2004-10-04Fork will not copy changes made by modifying effects to the spell prior to the use of Fork, such as text-changing effects.
2004-10-04Forking a spell with an X in the cost requires you to use the same X value.
2004-10-04If mana or other costs need to be spent at resolution of the spell, the player of Fork would still be responsible for paying that cost.
2004-10-04If the spell being copied targets a spell on the stack, it is possible to target Fork itself since Fork is still on the stack when you pick the target(s) for the copy. Note that the copy's target will be illegal when it resolves.
2004-10-04If you copy a spell for which Buyback has been paid, you get nothing back since the copied spell does not have a card to give you.
2004-10-04It does copy the mana symbols in the mana cost for the card it is copying, but it uses its own color definition and not the one from those mana symbols. This is so it maintains its color just like the text says.
2004-10-04The Fork card goes to the graveyard when it resolves and leaves the copy on the stack. There is no card representing the copy on the stack.
2004-10-04The copy that is placed on the stack is not considered to have been "cast".
2004-10-04When a spell with additional costs is copied, you don't have to pay those costs again.
2004-10-04You need not (and may not) pay any additional mana or other costs (like sacrifices) to use the spell which is Forked. You get control over a complete copy but can change nothing except the targets.
2004-12-01If you Fork a Spliced spell, the spliced text is added during the announcement of the original spell, and therefore is fully copied by Fork.
2009-05-01The copy will have the same mana cost as the original spell, but will be red rather than whatever color that mana cost would have made it.
2009-10-01If the targeted spell was kicked, then the copy will be kicked as well. If the targeted spell was not kicked, then the copy will not be kicked.

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