Chaos Warp

MSC #164 · Jun 26, 2026

Type: Instant
Mana cost: 2R
Mana value: 3
Rarity: rare

The owner of target permanent shuffles it into their library, then reveals the top card of their library. If it's a permanent card, they put it onto the battlefield.

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Chaos Warp is a rare Instant from Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC #164).

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Format legality

Standard: Not Legal
Pioneer: Not Legal
Modern: Not Legal
Legacy: Legal
Vintage: Legal
Commander: Legal
Pauper: Not Legal
Brawl: Legal

Card notes: Chaos Warp

Chaos Warp is a {2}{R} instant that shuffles the owner's target permanent into their library, then reveals the top card. If that card is a permanent card, the owner puts it onto the battlefield. Its 2011-09-22 rulings say a nonpermanent card stays on top, and a permanent that cannot enter also stays there. If its target is illegal on resolution, it does not resolve and none of its effects occur. It is legal in Commander, has 58 printings, and EDHREC lists it in 1,501,988 of 5,210,129 decks it could fit.

Chaos Warp is an Instant. Source
Its mana cost is {2}{R}. Source
Its rules text begins: "The owner of target permanent shuffles it into their library, then reveals the top card of their library. If it's a permanent card, they put it onto the battlefield." Source
Scryfall lists it as legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Oathbreaker, Historic, Timeless. Source
Ruling dated 2011-09-22: If the revealed card is not a permanent card, it remains on top of that library. Source
Ruling dated 2011-09-22: The owner of a token is the player under whose control the token was put onto the battlefield. Source
Ruling dated 2011-09-22: If the revealed card is a permanent card but can't enter (perhaps because it's an Aura with nothing to enchant), it remains on top of that library. Source
Ruling dated 2011-09-22: If the permanent is an illegal target by the time Chaos Warp tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will occur. Source
Ruling dated 2011-09-22: A permanent card is a card with one or more of the following card types: artifact, creature, enchantment, land, or planeswalker. Source
Scryfall lists 58 printings of this card. Source
EDHREC lists this card in 1,501,988 of 5,210,129 decks it could fit. Source
On EDHREC, Krenko, Mob Boss is one of its top commanders (23,500 of 45,116 decks). Source
On EDHREC, Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls is one of its top commanders (20,050 of 29,368 decks). Source
On EDHREC, Bello, Bard of the Brambles is one of its top commanders (19,432 of 26,625 decks). Source
EDHREC's Top Cards list for Chaos Warp includes Swords to Plowshares. Source
EDHREC's Top Cards list for Chaos Warp includes Beast Within. Source
EDHREC's Top Cards list for Chaos Warp includes Path to Exile. Source