Morphic Tide is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
When you encounter Morphic Tide, each player shuffles all permanents they own into their library, then reveals that many cards from the top of their library. Each player puts all artifact, creature, land, and planeswalker cards revealed this way onto the battlefield, then does the same for enchantment cards, then puts all cards revealed this way that weren't put onto the battlefield on the bottom of their library in any order. (Then planeswalk away from this phenomenon.)
Complete guide
Morphic Tide is a chaotic Phenomenon card that completely resets the board state in Planechase games. When encountered, it triggers a mass reshuffle followed by a wave of new permanents entering the battlefield, creating high-variance outcomes for every player.
What Morphic Tide Does
When a player encounters Morphic Tide, it forces a global reset similar to the spell Warp World. Every player must shuffle all permanents they own into their libraries. This includes tokens, which count toward the number of cards to be revealed before they cease to exist. Players then reveal cards from the top of their library equal to the number of permanents they lost and put the revealed permanents back onto the field in a specific sequence.
Resolution Step-by-Step
The resolution follows a strict order: 1) Count the number of permanents you own and shuffle them into your library. 2) Reveal that many cards from the top of your library. 3) All artifact, creature, land, and planeswalker cards revealed this way enter the battlefield simultaneously. 4) All enchantment cards revealed enter the battlefield. This allows Auras to target the artifacts or creatures that just entered in the previous step. 5) Any remaining cards (like instants, sorceries, or invalid Auras) are put on the bottom of the library in any order. Finally, you planeswalk away to the next destination.
Common Mistakes
A common mistake is trying to copy a creature that is entering at the same time. If a card enters as a copy of another, it can only copy a permanent already on the battlefield; it cannot copy one entering in the same batch. Additionally, remember that tokens you created are owned by you even if you didn't control them when the Tide occurred. These tokens count toward your total cards revealed, even though the token itself disappears after being shuffled.
When to Play It
Since you don't choose when to encounter a Phenomenon—it happens when you roll the Planeswalk symbol—you must be prepared for the board to flip at any time. It is most beneficial when you have many small permanents or tokens and your opponents have fewer, more expensive cards, as it maximizes the number of cards you get to reveal from your library.
Interaction examples
Sol Ring
Command TowerIf you own a Sol Ring and a Command Tower when you encounter Morphic Tide, you shuffle them both into your library. You then reveal the top two cards of your library. If those cards are an artifact and a land, they both enter the battlefield simultaneously. If they are spells, they go to the bottom of your library.
If you own a Sol Ring and three 1/1 Soldier tokens, you shuffle all four into your library. The tokens cease to exist, but you still reveal four cards from your library because you 'shuffled' four permanents. This effectively turns your temporary tokens into potential permanent cards.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Morphic Tide
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
This ability is very similar to that of Warp World, but note that planeswalkers are put onto the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Taking it slowly, here's what happens when Morphic Tide's ability resolves: 1) Each player counts the number of permanents they own. 2) Each player shuffles those permanents into their library. 3) Each player reveals cards from the top of their library equal to the number that player counted. 4) Each player puts all artifact, creature, land, and planeswalker cards revealed this way onto the battlefield. All of these cards enter at the same time. 5) Each player puts all enchantment cards revealed this way onto the battlefield. An Aura put onto the battlefield this way can enchant an artifact, creature, land, or planeswalker that was already put onto the battlefield, but can't enchant an enchantment that's being put onto the battlefield at the same time as it. If multiple players have Auras to put onto the battlefield, the player whose turn it is announces what their Auras will enchant, then each other player in turn order does the same, then all enchantments (both Auras and non-Auras) enter at the same time. 6) Each player puts all of their other revealed cards (instants, sorceries, and Auras that can't enchant anything) on the bottom of their library in any order.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Cards such as Sakashima's Student that can enter as a copy of another permanent won't be able to enter as a copy of a permanent that's entering at the same time.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
After all permanents are put onto the battlefield and you planeswalk away from Morphic Tide, any abilities that triggered from those permanents entering, from the previous generation of permanents leaving the battlefield, and from the new plane or phenomenon will be put onto the stack. You'll put all of your triggered abilities on the stack in any order, then each other player in turn order will do the same. (The last ability put on the stack will be the first one that resolves.)
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
The permanents will enter while Morphic Tide is face up. This means the game won't be on any plane when determining if any abilities trigger because those permanents entered, for example. However, you'll planeswalk away from Morphic Tide before any such abilities are put on the stack. After you turn the next card of the planar deck face up, any abilities that triggered during the resolution of Morphic Tide (including any abilities that triggered because you encountered another phenomenon or planeswalked to the next plane) will be put on the stack. The planar controller will put their abilities on the stack in any order, followed by each other player in turn order. The last ability put on the stack will be the first one to resolve.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
Token permanents a player owns will count toward the number of cards that player reveals. They'll be shuffled into that player's library and subsequently cease to exist. A token's owner is the player who created it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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