Scrollshift 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
Exile up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. Draw a card.
Complete guide
Scrollshift is a versatile white instant that offers protection and utility by temporarily removing a permanent from the battlefield. Whether you are resetting a card or dodging removal, this spell ensures you keep your momentum by drawing a card upon resolution.
What Scrollshift Does
Scrollshift allows you to exile up to one artifact, creature, or enchantment you control and immediately return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. Because it says 'up to one,' you can cast this spell purely to draw a card even if you have no permanents you wish to flicker.
The Importance of Targeting
When you cast Scrollshift, you choose the target permanent. If you chose a target and that target leaves the battlefield or becomes illegal (such as gaining Protection from White) before Scrollshift resolves, the entire spell is removed from the stack. In this scenario, you will not draw a card because the spell failed to resolve.
Blinking for Profit
When the permanent returns to the battlefield, it is considered a brand-new object with no memory of its previous existence. This is perfect for triggering 'enters-the-battlefield' abilities, removing negative debuffs, or untapping a creature to use as a surprise blocker.
Strategic Timing
As an instant, Scrollshift is best used in response to your opponent's spells. You can use it to 'counter' a removal spell by making the target disappear and reappear as a new entity, causing the opponent's spell to lose its target.
Interaction examples
Generous GiftIf your opponent casts Generous Gift targeting your favorite creature, you can cast Scrollshift in response. Scrollshift resolves first, exiling and returning your creature. When Generous Gift tries to resolve, its original target is gone, so it fails; you keep your creature and your opponent does not get to create an Elephant token.
Teferi's ProtectionIf you cast Teferi's Protection, your permanents phase out and 'don't exist' for the purposes of the game. If you then wanted to use Scrollshift, you would no longer be able to target those phased-out permanents. However, you could still cast Scrollshift with zero targets simply to draw a card before your turn ends.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Scrollshift
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You don’t have to choose a target for Scrollshift. However, if you do, and that permanent is an illegal target at the time Scrollshift tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t draw a card.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Restoration Angel + Scrollshift
- 1Cast Abdel Adrian either from your hand or from the command zone by paying
and commander tax, if applicable. - 2When Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Restoration Angel until Abedl Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- 3Cast Scrollshift by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
- 4Abdel Adrian leaves and enters the battlefield, causing Restoration Angel to return to the battlefield from exile, and triggering Abdel Adrian and Restoration Angel's enter abilities.
- 5Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Restoration Angel until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- 6Resolve the Restoration Angel trigger, blinking Abdel Adrian.
- 7Repeat from step 4.
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Scrollshift + Felidar Guardian
- 1Cast Abdel Adrian either from your hand or from the command zone by paying and commander tax, if applicable.
- 2When Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Felidar Guardian until Abedl Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- 3Cast Scrollshift by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
- 4Abdel Adrian leaves and enters the battlefield, causing Felidar Guardian to return to the battlefield from exile, and triggering Abdel Adrian and Felidar Guardian's enter abilities.
- 5Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Felidar Guardian until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- 6Resolve the Felidar Guardian trigger, blinking Abdel Adrian.
- 7Repeat from step 4.
Preston, the Vanisher + Scrollshift + Felidar Guardian
- 1Cast Scrollshift by paying its mana cost, blinking Felidar Guardian.
- 2Felidar Guardian and Preston trigger.
- 3Resolve the Felidar Guardian trigger, blinking another permanent you control.
- 4Resolve the Preston trigger, creating a token copy of Felidar Guardian that is a 0/1 Illusion.
- 5When the Felidar Guardian token enters the battlefield, it triggers, blinking the nontoken Felidar Guardian.
- 6Repeat from step 2.
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Scrollshift + Archaeomancer
- 1Cast Scrollshift by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
- 2Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Archaeomancer and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
- 3Abdel Adrian and Archaeomancer trigger.
- 4Resolve the Archaeomancer trigger, returning Scrollshift from your graveyard to your hand.
- 5Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Scrollshift.
- 6Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Archaeomancer and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
- 7Repeat.
Dualcaster Mage + Scrollshift
- 1Cast Scrollshift by paying its mana cost.
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Scrollshift, with the copy targeting Dualcaster Mage.
- 4Resolve the copy of Scrollshift, blinking Dualcaster Mage.
- 5Repeat from step 3.
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Wispweaver Angel + Scrollshift
- 1Cast Abdel Adrian either from your hand or from the command zone by paying and commander tax, if applicable.
- 2When Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling Wispweaver Angel until Abedl Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- 3Cast Scrollshift by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
- 4Abdel Adrian leaves and enters the battlefield, causing Wispweaver Angel to return to the battlefield from exile, and triggering Abdel Adrian and Wispweaver Angel's enter abilities.
- 5Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Wispweaver Angel until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- 6Resolve the Wispweaver Angel trigger, blinking Abdel Adrian.
- 7Repeat from step 4.
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Scrollshift + Mnemonic Wall
- 1Cast Scrollshift by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
- 2Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Mnemonic Wall and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
- 3Abdel Adrian and Mnemonic Wall trigger.
- 4Resolve the Mnemonic Wall trigger, returning Scrollshift from your graveyard to your hand.
- 5Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Scrollshift.
- 6Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Mnemonic Wall and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
- 7Repeat.
Naru Meha, Master Wizard + Scrollshift
- 1Cast Scrollshift by paying its mana cost.
- 2Holding priority, cast Naru Meha by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Naru Meha enters, it triggers, copying Scrollshift, with the copy targeting Naru Meha.
- 4Resolve the copy of Scrollshift, blinking Naru Meha.
- 5Repeat from step 3.
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