About Face

Instant, R (1)

Switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.

The overconfident are the most vulnerable.

Illus. Melissa A. Benson

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 11/1/2005: Note that the wording "Effects that alter the creature's power alter its toughness instead, and vice versa, this turn" has been removed.
• 10/1/2009: When figuring a creature's power and toughness, apply effects in a series of sublayers in the following order: (a) effects from characteristic-defining abilities; (b) effects that set power and/or toughness to a specific number or value; (c) effects that modify power and/or toughness but don't set power and/or toughness to a specific number or value; (d) changes from counters; (e) effects that switch a creature's power and toughness. This means that effects that switch power and toughness are always applied last when determining a creature's power and toughness, even if other power/toughness-changing effects are created later in the turn.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander